OPC Musings

It’s July, and convention season is in full swing! I just had a whirlwind couple of weeks, visiting our Great Lakes team at Origins and then turning right around to go to the American Library Association Expo in San Diego! I got to hang out with our community and play games, then talk about the upcoming Godsrain novel to librarians. Now it’s just a few short weeks until Gen Con! Where did the year go?

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on July 31, 2024.

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-20: The Rakshasa's Court*

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-04: Inheritors of Gadrathar*

These adventures will be available on August 1, 2024.

Starfinder Playtest Scenario #1: Shards of the Glass Planet

Starfinder Playtest Scenario #2: It Came from the Vast!

*part of a subscription

Starfinder Society Playtest

This month, Jessica released the rules governing rewards for participating in the Starfinder Playtest this fall! Players will be able to earn rewards for all three active and future programs when they complete the Starfinder Playtest Scenarios and Adventures. Full details are available in the blog! We hope you’re all looking forward to this playtest; we can’t wait to see it hit the table in just a few weeks.

Sanctioning Updates

Errata Updates

At the end of May, the Pathfinder design team issued a new batch of errata. We’ve finally had time to look through this and make updates to the Pathfinder Character Options page! Largely, this is removing some clarifications that are now enshrined in the errata, but a couple of options, like the magnetic suit from Guns and Gears, are now available. Enjoy!

Free RPG Day

We hope you all enjoyed the lovely poppet adventure at this year’s Free RPG Day! Sanctioning documents for that adventure will be posted with the product page whenever it goes live. Remember, you cannot run the adventure until July 22, 2024, as part of our agreement with Free RPG Day. After that day, release the poppets!

Wardens of Wildwood

Unfortunately, due to our incredibly busy summer schedule, we missed street date sanctioning for the Wardens of Wildwood Adventure Path. We’re hard at work on it now and should have it out to you soon! Rest assured that the adventure will be sanctioned, and you’ll be able to get access to all sorts of new nature-themed options for playing it as usual.

Player Core 2

Gen Con sees the release of Player Core 2 and the eight newly-Remastered classes! As I write, we’re working on the guidelines for adjusting your characters based on the new classes, and we’ll do our best to get those to you as far ahead of Gen Con as possible. You can expect it to follow a similar format as the first Remaster guidelines; you’ll be able to use your old characters without updating them, or rebuild characters into the Remaster rules using your previously granted rebuild. We’ll have guidance on how to handle some trickier situations once we finish going through the rules ourselves.

Convention News

Gen Con

Have I mentioned Gen Con is coming up soon? We’ve got a few last-minute holes we need to fill due to late GM drops, so if you’re going to Gen Con and want to join us as a GM for a slot or two (or seven…), contact us at genconleads@gmail.com and let us know your availability. We’d love to have you!

All our scenarios will take place in the Sagamore Ballroom as normal. This year, we’ve been given additional space and are now taking up the entire center third of the ballroom! We’ve got nearly 80 tables for Pathfinder, Starfinder, and board game play, along with a Character Creation Station and ancillary booth. It’ll be a ballroom jam-packed with Paizo fun!

PaizoCon Europe

If gaming in the garden is more your speed, why not join us for PaizoCon Europe? The event will be held August 15-18 2024 outside of Geneva, Switzerland. Come join me and the European community for four days of casual Pathfinder and Starfinder gaming on the banks of the river! More information is available in last week’s blog.

We’re still putting the finishing touches on the fall convention schedule, so stay tuned for more convention news soon! You can expect to see us at PAX Unplugged as well as a few other conventions in the back half of the year.

GM Recognition

Campaign Service Coins

This month, a new Campaign Service Coin was awarded at Origins! We award these coins to members of the community who have gone above and beyond to provide an exceptional program to the community at large. Campaign Coins are awarded based on nominations; if you believe someone in your community is deserving of this award (whether or not they are a Venture Officer), send an email to organizedplay[at]paizo[dot]com with their name and reasons.

Congratulations to:

Angie Valente, who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #907

GM Ranks

Whether stars, novas, or glyphs, achieving a 5 ranking in any program involves a substantial amount of time. To achieve the 5th milestone, a GM must run 150 games, of which at least 50 must be unique scenarios and 10 special scenarios, as well as run between one and three games for venture-captains (program dependent). A conservative estimate of the time needed to reach the 5th milestone is 650 hours!

This month, we had four GMs earn their 5th rank!

5th Glyph (PFS2): Jim Fleury, Cordell Kintner, Mike Bramnik

5th Star (PFS1): Jason Kelly

Until next time—Explore! Report! Cooperate! And stay cool out there!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Bonjour Pathfinders and Starfinders,
It's time to officially announce PaizoCon Europe 2024 and PaizoCon Online Europe 2024! Both events will be held from August 15 to August 18, 2024. I’ll be attending the physical event in Geneva, and I hope to see some of you there!

Please read on for more information from our European volunteers about the events.

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

The European Organized Play volunteers have joined together and are pleased to invite you to four days of Pathfinder and Starfinder gaming. Games will be offered in various languages, both in person in Geneva, Switzerland, and across multiple online VTTs, hopefully with something to suit everyone.

The event will feature the current season’s specials for both Pathfinder Second Edition and Starfinder:

• PFS #6-00: Salt of the Ocean (levels 1-8)
• SFS1 #6-99: The End Awakens (levels 1-4)

In addition, there will be a range of games across Pathfinder Second Edition, Pathfinder First Edition, Starfinder First Edition, and the playtest adventure for Starfinder Second Edition.

We will use two parallel events with two separate Warhorn events:

For the in-person event : https://warhorn.net/events/paizocon-europe-2024

For the online event: https://warhorn.net/events/paizocon-online-europe-2024

If you want to GM or HQ:

For the physical event, please contact us directly at paizoconeurope@gmail.com

For the online event, please complete this form: https://framaforms.org/volunteering-for-paizocon-online-europe-2024-1718885600

Important Dates:

• 27 June: GM and staff signups open
• 13 July: Early GM signups open; GMs may sign up for one player seat per slot they are scheduled to run
• 15 July (1900 CEST/1300 Eastern time): Player sign-ups open
• 12 August: Warhorn will be closed to sort tables
• 15-18 August: PaizoCon Europe 2024

We look forward to sharing these four days of play with you!

From the Organizers,
Benoît Gros
RVC Francia

The Starfinder Second Edition Playtest is set to launch midsummer at GenCon 2024! Full details about this open playtest, which is focused on the Starfinder Playtest Rulebook, will be announced in July 2024. Six Starfinder Second Edition adventures will be released to support the playtest, including two softcover adventures* and four short digital-only scenarios**.

We’ve written each playtest adventure and playtest scenario to be like the adventures you’ve come to love from Paizo. They feature narratives and encounters that showcase how we can use the new Second Edition rules to create evocative stories in the Starfinder setting. These include all-new art and major setting events, and it’s our hope that these adventures remain relevant long after our playtest is over and we’re well into the new edition.

That said, these adventures are not specifically built for Organized Play. So how does Organized Play fit into all of this?

So happy you asked!

Illustration by Sophie Medvedeva

When the Starfinder Second Edition Playtest launches, visit starfinderplaytest.com and download the Starfinder Playtest Tracking Sheet. Each time you play one of the Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Adventures or Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Scenarios listed on this sheet, check off the associated box. By checking off these boxes, you’ll unlock rewards in our Organized Play campaigns! Earn Achievement Points in Starfinder Society (first edition), gain access to exciting alien ancestries from the wider galaxy in Starfinder Society (first edition) and Pathfinder Society (second edition), and gain access to campaign-exclusive backgrounds themed to the events of these adventures in Starfinder Society (second edition). No need to select which rewards you want most—you get them all!

For the purpose of Starfinder Society (first edition), these adventures are considered repeatable, meaning players and GMs will earn Achievement Points every time they play or run them. Characters do not earn in-game rewards such as credits or XP for these adventures.

We hope this encourages players engaged in our Organized Play campaigns to enjoy these adventures and to participate in the Starfinder Second Edition Playtest!

I look forward to charting our course into the future with all of you!

Jessica Catalan
Senior Developer (Starfinder Society)

* Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Adventure: A Cosmic Birthday and Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Adventure: Empires Devoured.

** Starfinder Playtest Scenario #1: Shards of the Glass Planet, Starfinder Playtest Scenario #2: It Came from the Vast!, Starfinder Playtest Scenario #3: Wheel of Monsters, and Starfinder Playtest Scenario #4: Rescue at Shimmerstone Mine.

Hail and well met, ‘Finders! This month’s new releases bring remastered accessories to your table, make our monsters pocket-sized, and send Starfinders to an earthquake-wracked Aucturn!

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Pathfinder Monster Core Pawn Box

The formidable foes and colorful characters of Pathfinder Monster Core come alive on your tabletop with this collection of more than 400 creature pawns for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game or any tabletop fantasy RPG! Printed on sturdy card stock, each double-sided pawn contains a beautiful full-color image of a creature from Pathfinder Monster Core. Each pawn slots into a size-appropriate plastic base, making them easy to mix with traditional metal or plastic miniatures. The Pathfinder Monster Core Pawn Box is the best way to ensure you’ve got the perfect monster on hand for every Pathfinder Roleplaying Game encounter!

Pathfinder Monster Core Pocket Edition

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.

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

Pathfinder Core GM Screen

ACCELERATE YOUR GAME!

Keep crucial rules on hand and protect your notes and die rolls from player eyes with the Pathfinder Core GM Screen! This beautiful four-panel, landscape-style screen features stunning artwork from Mirco Paganessi on the players’ side, and a huge number of charts and tables on the GM’s side to speed up play and reduce time spent leafing through rulebooks in search of key modifiers or results.

The Pathfinder Core GM Screen gives you the tools you need to keep the game fast and fun: conditions, death and dying rules, tables for setting DCs, creature elite and weak adjustments, summaries of actions, and more. Constructed from ultra-high-grade hardcover book stock, this durable screen is perfect for travel, convention play, and repeated regular use.

Pathfinder Adventure Path #203: Shepherd of Decay (Wardens of Wildwood 3 of 3)

STRIKING AT THE HEARTWOOD

Having neutralized the Wildwood Lodge’s new weapons, the PCs and their allies assault it directly to oust its murderous despot. Yet after recruiting local allies and besieging living fortresses, they discover their foe has fled to an unfamiliar realm: the Plane of Wood. Can the PCs stop this villain from recruiting a demigod of decay to devastate the Verduran Forest? The Wardens of Wildwood Adventure Path concludes with “Shepherd of Decay,” a complete adventure for 11th- to 13th-level characters.

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-03: Aucturn Asunder

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

Perched on the edge of the Pact Worlds, the planet Aucturn is an inhospitable place with a foul reputation, believed by many of its fanatical inhabitants to be a massive, alien womb. After receiving conflicting reports of strange psychic and cosmic phenomena occurring on the planet’s surface, the Starfinder Society dispatches a team of experienced agents to travel to Aucturn and investigate. As the Starfinders strive to unravel the source of these occurrences, persistent tectonic activity rocks the planet.

Aucturn is hatching! The end is nigh!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-18: Equal Exchanges—Tapestry of the Mind

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

Her identity finally revealed to the Pathfinders, the Waterfall makes a final request: have a group of senior agents travel into the mindscape attached to her and extract whatever it is that ties her to entities unknown. With any hope, this will give her the privacy and security she so desires and deserves after her life. Within her mindscape, strange aberrations lurk, and even stranger are their motivations and how they plan on keeping the Pathfinders away from the center of her cerebral maze.

This adventure is the final part of the four-part Equal Exchanges metaplot arc in the Year of Unfettered Exploration. This arc began in PFS2 #5-04: Equal Exchanges—Necessary Introductions and continued in PFS2 #5-09: Equal Exchanges—Skymetal Hoard and PFS2 #5-11: Equal Exchanges—The Hidden Current.

Pathfinder Quest (Series 2) #19: The Elsewhere Feast

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

The enigmatic being known simply as the Thane, one of the more powerful denizens of the First World, on rare occasions grows weary of solitude and holds a grand party. Invitations are scattered throughout the planes, and simply interacting with one in any manner will suddenly see a “guest” whisked away to the feast. Further, the Thane warps time in their realm, making each day last a decade. The celebration continues for a week of these decades. Mortals taken find themselves seventy years older with only a week having passed outside, if they even survive decades of partying.

Recently, the Thane has again become bored and sent out invitations. Some citizens of Jol unfortunate enough to have stumbled upon these were whisked away. It’s up to the PCs to free them—and likely the PCs themselves— before even more years pass in the twisted time of the Thane's realm.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-19: Demonic Afterparty

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

A demonic cult recently performed a ritual to great success, part of its leader's greater schemes. Her work near Nerosyan complete for now, she left a token force to guard the site, no longer needing it, and prepared to travel elsewhere for grander plans. This activity, though, has been noticed. The ritual site was supposed to be completely abandoned, but a group of traveling merchants became aware of the strange activity. This was reported to the Nerosyan leadership, who in turn have pressured Venture-Captain Jorsal of Lauterbury to get involved. Jorsal has decided to send the PCs to investigate the site itself, assuming that a place so near the city likely isn’t much of a threat.

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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

Greetings, players! In today’s blog we’d like to recognize the talented freelance authors who contributed to our most recent slate of Starfinder Society adventures. Some of these authors have been writing for us for years, while others saw their names in print for the very first time!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Joseph Blomquist (he/him)

SFS1 #6-03: Project Dawn and SFS1 Special #6-99: The End Awakens

This season, I had the opportunity to put my stamp on two adventures that couldn’t be more different.

For the first one, Starfinder Society Scenario #6-03: Project Dawn, I was given the chance to dive back into the nostalgia of my gaming youth when Shadowrun was my game of choice. Project Dawn is truly intended to be a standard espionage run against an evil corporate entity and was a ton of fun to write. Jess even let me bring back an NPC from my first ever SFS adventure! In all honesty, using a simple subsystem to create tension while sneaking around the Dayside Inc. head office was a treat unto itself.

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-99: The End Awakens brought entirely different obstacles and opportunities. As a special, its needs were far different than a standard SFS adventure. Fortunately, I was working alongside the dev of some of my favorite PFS adventures, Mike Kimmel. While our styles are very different, they complement each other well, which just shows Jess’s high Wisdom score in pairing us together. One of my goals was to bring a lot of the big moments and decisions back to the table instead of solely allowing the house to have all the fun. And we got away with it! We had forking paths, aid tokens based on table decisions, and even a big moment to understand Krethiskar that occurred at a table level! But more importantly, I got to return to terrorizing Starfinders with bugs, as happened in my somewhat infamous adventure Illegal Shipment from four seasons ago. Starfinder tears really do taste so sweet…

Anyway, for more about me, check out the blog I never update at www.UnderwearOnTheOutside.com or on social media under the name DoctorMono. Or better yet, pick up Mechageddon! and get to know what makes me tick (spoilers: Mechs vs. kaiju).

See you in Second Edition!

Charlie Brooks (he/him)

SFS1 #6-09: Ridgerock Rescue

Hi everyone! My name is Charlie Brooks, and my pronouns are he/him. I had the privilege of writing Starfinder Society Scenario #6-09: Ridgerock Rescue, which was my first Starfinder publication and an opportunity to engage with this season’s metaplot by revealing the truth behind the Organization.

My gaming group loves “adopting” cute and unusual creatures. Since I was going to involve them in the playtest for this scenario, I made sure to add some elements that would make them smile. A big piece of that picture was the skittermander Baazo and his “burnydooms.” Jessica Catalan provided sage advice in crafting this encounter, leading to a sidebar with sample “chitter-chatter” and placing Baazo in a control center so particularly quick groups wouldn’t wipe him out in a single round. In playtesting, the encounter went exactly as I hoped, which is a rare thing in any game for me.

Writing a revelation scene in an RPG adventure is different from doing it in a novel, since you don’t have control over the characters and their reactions. The end of Ridgerock Rescue features a lot of exposition about the Organization. I tried to use Ongie’s voice in a compelling way so players felt like they were unraveling a mystery.

Outside of the RPG sphere, my recently-released novel Meddling Heroes mashes up a hard-boiled detective story with Silver Age super-heroics. You can find more about that and my other projects at www.ChBrooks.com.

Alison Cybe (they/them)

SFS1 #6-10: The Death of Kortus IV

In The Death of Kortus IV, your characters enter a region to evacuate citizens facing the threat of genocide, proactively interceding against the forces trying to destroy them. Starfinders are not a military faction, but they possess enough strength, expertise, and allies to be a positive force for change in the galaxy.

The Starfinder Society has been shown to possess corruption, and no small number of agents have gone rogue; this isn’t a utopian setting. But at the same time, they’re the protagonists and can act heroically.

And I don’t believe that any true hero, any group on the side of good, would stand by idly while an entire country or planet is subject to genocide. At the time I wrote this adventure, that wasn’t a heavily political statement to make. Things have changed. My position has not. All genocides are an act of raw, unfiltered evil and must be acted against unilaterally.

I’m aware that the adventures I’ve written are highly political; I include transgender characters where I don’t have to and make political stances very clear. I strongly believe gaming can be used as a means to discuss, explore, and unify ourselves. I’m also well and able to make a load more of these; ask the devs, loudly and repeatedly, to give me more. You do that, you’ll get more queer and political adventures like this.

https://www.facebook.com/alisoncybe

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https://bsky.app/profile/alisoncybe.bsky.social

https://cybeswebsite.com

Jeremy Corff (he/him)

SFS1 #6-11: Gifts Ungiven

Hello! I’m Jeremy Corff (he/him) and I wrote Starfinder Society Scenario #6-11: Gifts Ungiven. Inspired by a few antics from my own childhood, as well as classics like Home Alone, I tried to set a light tone while still keeping to the “well-meaning disaster” theme. Without giving away spoilers, I think my favorite part of the adventure is the running gag of Big Cherry Goo-gurt (tm). No doubt available at all respectable space ports in the Pact Worlds and beyond! I just hope folks have enjoyed the scenario half as much as I enjoyed writing it.

If you’d like to find out more about other projects I’ve worked on, you can find me on Blue Sky at @solorunstudio.bsky.social or at my Starfinder blog https://solorunstudio.com/ where I post weekly homebrew Starfinder content.

Hilary Moon Murphy

SFS1 #6-12: Yesteryear’s Hope

Hello, I’m Hilary Moon Murphy, also known as Hmm. I wrote Starfinder Scenario #6-12: Yesteryear’s Hope, a whimsical and hope-filled repeatable adventure that can be summed up as a party on a bug planet. It takes the Starfinders back to Elytrio, home of two very thought-provoking early scenarios by Jason Keeley (#1-03 Yesteryear’s Truth and #1-21 Yesteryear’s Sorrow).

There are so many things to mention about this scenario. I had a chance to return to the delightful ghibrani and give them a brighter future, while showing Elytrio in all its radiation-blasted glory. Fans of the earlier scenarios will find many callbacks to the earlier storyline.

Shortly after getting the scenario assignment, my dear friend, Jack Brown, died. I made a request to my developer, Jessica Catalan. Could I write Jack’s favorite PC, Lucius, into Yesteryear’s Hope as a special tribute? She said yes (with the approval of Jack’s family). The scenario is dedicated to his memory. In writing this story, I felt that I had come full circle. Yesteryear’s Truth was the first Starfinder Scenario that I GMed, and Jack and I had prepped it together for GenCon, learning the starship combat system as we did. I think Jack would be very happy to see Lucius returning to the planet where his career had gotten its start.

Linda Zayas Palmer (she/her)

SFS1 #6-16: Dawning Fate

Hi folks! I’m Linda Zayas-Palmer (she/her), former development manager for the Organized Play team and current full-time freelancer. I was delighted to have the opportunity to write Starfinder Society Scenario #6-16: Dawning Fate, the epic finale to the machinations of the villainous Order of Dawning Fate. Jessica Catalan and the authors of previous scenarios stretching all the way back to the Order’s first appearance in Starfinder Society Special #3-00: The Last Bite gave me plenty to work with. Storming the stronghold of an organization that has been reading and twisting fate for over a century is no easy task, but the Starfinder Society isn’t going to back down. To avoid spoilers, my favorite parts of the adventure are the lasers and the timey-wimey stuff. I’m excited to see what people think!

You can find me on my twitch stream Arcane Mark [link] twitch.tv/arcanemark [/link] on Tuesdays at 8pm Eastern and Saturdays at 1pm eastern, and on the Arcane Mark Discord [link] tiny.cc/arcanemark [/link]. My next project is a Pathfinder Second Edition conversion of Dr Dhrolin’s Dictionary of Dinosaurs, which will launch soon on Kickstarter [link] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/palaeogames/pathfinder-second-ed-dr-dhrolins-dictionary-of-dinosaurs [/link]. Produced by paleontologists, it features detailed and scientifically accurate information alongside dozens of new stat blocks for Mesozoic dinosaurs and reptiles, plus plenty of new player content.

Sara Jeffers (she/they)

Starfinder Bounty #10: Those Who Were Taken

‘Way! Hello! I’m Sara Jeffers (she/they), and I’m the author of Starfinder Bounty #10: Those Who Were Taken. I really enjoyed pulling inspiration from personal experiences and cultural influences to create a banal evil, a thoroughly unremarkable force that can permeate quietly—something that has directly impacted my lives and the lives of my family. It was freeing to channel that, and now I can repeatably defeat it in a variety of exciting ways! The anacites are one of my favorites in the whole game because the idea of self-modification to become who you truly are and need to be is something I feel to my core. The idea that each individual is not only allowed to but is celebrated for their uniqueness is something I staunchly and stubbornly support. You can catch me on Twitter @BabaYagaQuest, Discord @babayagacreative, and on Twitch with Enchanted Sorcery Productions in a Murder Mystery Monster of the Week game set in Thedas. End of Love airs all summer on Thursday at 7:30 PM Pacific!

Basil Wright (he/they/xe)

Starfinder Bounty #11: The Aucturn Dilemma

Inspiration:The Aucturn Dilemma was somewhat inspired by Henrietta Lacks and the unethical usage of her cells.

Favorite Part: The orocoran encounter when the players enter the laboratory for the first time. I also really enjoyed getting the chance to employ the sci-fi trope of broken screens displaying a spooky message.

Social Media: https://twitter.com/Kobanya_kana & https://bsky.app/profile/kobanya.bsky.social

OPC Musings

Happy June, everybody! Convention season is in full swing. I’m writing this update on the last day of PaizoCon Online, where we’re going to clock in at nearly 400 tables run online. We’ve also had nine successful PaizoCon@ events running dozens of tables, and ran two interactive specials totaling over 100 tables! A successful event, if I do say so myself.

In a couple of weeks I’ll be headed out to Origins in Columbus, with a quick turnaround afterwards to attend the American Library Association Expo in San Diego. Once I get home from those two trips, it’ll be time to pack the pallets for Gen Con in Indianapolis! And then I’m off to PaizoCon Europe! What a whirlwind. I hope the cats remember who I am in September!

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on June 26, 2024.

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-18: Equal Exchanges – Tapestry of the Mind*
Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-19: Demonic Afterparty*
Pathfinder Quest (Series 2) #19: The Elsewhere Feast

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-03: Aucturn Asunder*

*part of a subscription

Sanctioning & New Options

We’ve got a whole mess of new player options for both campaigns this month, let’s take a look!

Sanctioned Content

Howl of the Wild and Mechageddon! were both released last month, and both are now sanctioned for use in their respective campaigns! Boons are available for Howl of the Wild ancestries and other uncommon content, and sanctioning for Mechageddon! is posted on its product page. This marks the last content release for Starfinder first edition, but the playtest is just around the corner!

New Boons

Both campaigns also have new boons available! In Pathfinder Society, we’ve created an Avid Collector boon for uncommon items from the GM Core. We’ve also created a new Special Materials Access boon, which will allow your characters to purchase or craft items, armor and weapons of a special material. Full text of both of these boons is available on the Pathfinder Society FAQ.

Starfinder Society also has two new boons to celebrate the launch of Year 7! Starfinders can now have finitrium augmentations installed, unlocking new abilities, and can become First Ones Scholars which should be useful in our upcoming Year of Era’s End. Check them both out on the Starfinder Society FAQ and in the boon store.

Release the Poppets!

Finally, as announced in our Organized Play Updates panel at PaizoCon, all Pathfinder Society players now have access to the poppet ancestry! This comes just in time for our upcoming poppet-themed Free RPG Day adventure, releasing later this month. Previously-purchased poppet boons also have gained the traditional free resurrection ritual.

GM Recognition

Campaign Service Coins

This month, a new Campaign Service Coin was awarded! We award these coins to members of the community who have gone above and beyond to provide an exceptional program to the community at large. Campaign Coins are awarded based on nominations; if you believe someone in your community is deserving of this award (whether or not they are a Venture Officer), send an email to organizedplay[at]paizo[dot]com with their name and reasons.

Congratulations to:
Kate Baker, who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #904

GM Ranks

Whether stars, novas, or glyphs, achieving a 5 ranking in any program involves a substantial amount of time. To achieve the 5th milestone, a GM must run 150 games, of which at least 50 must be unique scenarios and 10 special scenarios as well as run between one and three games for venture-captains (program dependent). A conservative estimate of the time needed to reach the 5th milestone is 650 hours!

This month, we had three GMs earn their 5th rank!

5th Glyph (PFS2): Philip Newton, Travis St. Ames, Travis Zimmerman

Until next time - Explore! Report! Cooperate! And I’ll see you on the road!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Hail and well met, Pathfinders and Starfinders! This month’s new releases take you on a tour of Golarion’s wilds, dive into the Abomination Vaults once more (this time in Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition), and ask you to suit up and save Daimalko!

Don’t forget, this weekend is PaizoCon 2024—our community celebration of all things Paizo! Join us on twitch.tv/officialpaizo and hop into the paizo.events Discord server to get in on the excitement!

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Pathfinder Howl of the Wild

A WILD ADVENTURE!

A sound echoes across the world’s farthest wildernesses: the howl of countless animals and beasts! This all-new, 224-page Pathfinder rulebook dives deep into the wilderness like never before! With new ancestries, character options, animal companions, wilderness foes, and more, Howl of the Wild provides a traveler’s pack worth of value for players and Game Masters alike!

Pathfinder Howl of the Wild is available in standard hardcover, Special Edition faux leatherette bound hardcover, and PDF formats. Don’t forget to check your FLGS for the hobby retailer exclusive sketch cover!

Starfinder Adventure Path: Mechageddon!

SUIT UP, SAVE THE WORLD!

On a rugged planet crawling with colossi, terrifying kaiju that demolish cities with fearsome power, courageous mech pilots battle monsters to protect the world’s people. As the war for control of planet Daimalko rages on, a mysterious third power plots to use an ancient artifact to purge the planet of all life. It’s time for Daimalko’s defenders to suit up against a new threat!

Starfinder Mechageddon! is available in standard hardcover, Special Edition faux leatherette bound hardcover, and PDF formats.

Pathfinder Adventure Path: Abomination Vaults (5E)

One of Pathfinder’s most popular and exciting campaigns comes to D&D Fifth Edition at last!

When the mysterious Gauntlight, an eerie landlocked lighthouse, glows with baleful light, the people of Otari know something terrible is beginning. Evil stirs in the depths of the Abomination Vaults, a sprawling dungeon where a wicked sorcerer attempted to raise an army of monsters hundreds of years ago. The town's newest heroes must venture into a sprawling dungeon filled with beasts and traps to prevent a spiteful spellcaster from rising again!

Pathfinder Adventure Path: Abomination Vaults (5E) is available in standard hardcover, Special Edition faux leatherette bound hardcover, and PDF formats.

Pathfinder Adventure Path #202: Severed at the Root (Wardens of Wildwood 2 of 3)

Under surprising new leadership, the Wildwood Lodge begins a campaign of violence. Shocked, the PCs and their allies form a new lodge in exile to oppose this new regime. As they recruit new friends to their cause, the PCs must deny the Wildwood Lodge a powerful relic created by the renegade druid Ghorus, all while investigating the strange, primal magic the Wildwood Lodge has uncovered. If the PCs are to prevail, they will need to track down one of the Verduran Forest’s most dangerous inhabitants and convince her to aid their cause—or ensure she cannot aid their enemy.

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Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Treasure Trove

A wealth of riches!

To some, adventuring is all about getting treasure and Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Treasure Trove sets the scene for a haul of legendary scale. Each side of the Flip-Mat presents one of two treasure-laden locations adventurers can explore to get their loot. One side presents a fortified temple vault protecting priceless relics, while the other shows a secluded cavern lair of a dragon or other large and covetous beast. Spread this map out at your table and enrich your experience!

Pathfinder Battles: Leshy Window Boxed Set

Delight your tabletop with the Pathfinder Battles: Leshy Window Box Set! This set features eight charming miniatures representing a veritable grove of nature spirits from the Pathfinder role-playing universe.

This set includes eight types of Leshy, such as the fanged Flytrap Leshy, the prickly Cactus Leshy, the adorable Gourd Leshy, and even the cheery Fruit Leshy, to name a few.

Starfinder Society Intro: Year of Era’s End

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

Under the watchful eye of newly elected First Seeker Sarmak, the Starfinder Society travels to the machine planet of Aballon to undertake an archaeological survey of the ancient city of Eternity. Using a relic known as the Eternity Drive, the Starfinders launch initial explorations, uncover long-forgotten information about the fabled First Ones, and clash with a violent faction of anacite extremists named Those Who Call.

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-02: Zo! vs. Zo

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

Objection!

For years, Zo (the city) and Zo! (the bombastic undead media mogul) have been engaged in a legal dispute over their shared name. Finally, both parties have agreed to a trial on the planet of Triaxus to put the matter to rest for good. In a bold move, Zo! calls in a favor from the Starfinder Society, requisitioning a team of Starfinders to represent him in the trial. Make your case to the jury, ready your counterargument, participate in a trial by combat against a team of crack combat-lawyers, and smile for the camera in the live broadcast of the decade!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-16: A Lie Told to Strangers

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

Poorer citizens of Kaer Maga, the City of Strangers, have been going missing, and while many think they've simply left to emigrate to New Thassilon, a purported haven for outcasts, an independent journalist feels that there's something unsavory going on. Kaer Maga doesn't have much in the way of authorities, and those who hold any power aren't taking her seriously, so she's turned to the Pathfinder Society. The PCs need to figure out what's going on, and if it is unsavory, perhaps put a stop to it.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-17: Stranded on Yesterdays’ Tide

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

The Pathfinder Society has heard reports of a ship sighted over and over, apparently following the same path before vanishing each week. This unfortunate ship is stuck in time, repeating the same week over and over. The crew has tried everything to escape this fate, and gave up years of the same week ago. The PCs must find a way to return things to normal and save the crew from an eternity of this single week.

Starfinder Society Special #5-99: Battle for the Bulwark

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

The Exo-Guardians faction once maintained an impressive fortress known as Sangoro's Bulwark. Years ago, mysterious forces attacked the bulwark, and the fortress was lost. Now, under the command of Ixthia the Unbreakable, the Starfinder Society launches a massive operation to reclaim Sangoro’s Bulwark, rescue any survivors, and destroy the foul forces that dared take the lives of the Starfinders stationed there. The battle for Sangoro’s Bulwark has begun!

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Pathfinder Remastered Core Collection – Brazilian Portuguese Translation

Our translation partners New Order Editora are currently crowdfunding to translate the remastered Core Rulebooks into Portuguese!

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Hello Starfinders!
PaizoCon Online 2024 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 Era’s End!

Under the watchful eye of newly elected First Seeker Sarmak, the Starfinder Society embarks on an archaeological expedition to Eternity, an ancient and mysterious city of the First Ones on the planet Aballon. Using a relic known as the Eternity Drive, the Starfinders launch initial explorations, uncover long-forgotten information about the First Ones, and clash with a violent faction of anacites named Those Who Call.

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-01: Intro: Year of Era’s End is a repeatable scenario for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Letterio Mammoliti! This is the first of three metaplot scenarios in the Year of Era’s End!

Meanwhile, news breaks across the infosphere that Zo (the city) and Zo! (the bombastic undead media mogul) are finally going to put an end to their ongoing feud! Long embroiled in a legal dispute over their shared name, both parties have agreed to a trial on the planet of Traixus to put the matter to rest for good. Ever ready to create a spectacle, Zo! hosts a competition to determine who has the right to represent him in the trial. The winner? You, of course! Make your case to the jury, ready your counterargument, participate in a trial by combat against a team of crack combat lawyers, and smile for the camera in the live broadcast of the decade! Oh, and get ready to shout ‘objection!’ I know I would!

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-02: Zo! vs. Zo is a delightfully over-the-top adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Jenny Jarzabski!

Illustrations by Fabio Di Bernardi and Lucas Fernando

For those of you who’ll be participating in PaizoCon Online 2024, we’ve got one more adventure hitting gaming tables this month: Starfinder Society Special #6-99: The End Awakens! Join a team of rookie Starfinders tasked with performing routine surveys on a newly discovered planet that the expedition’s leader, Palivhar Chooser of Hues, believes is Krethiskar, a “missing” planet from the Szandite Collective. Unfortunately for the Starfinders, something’s hibernating on Krethiskar, and it’s about to awaken!

Written by Joseph Blomquist and Mike Kimmel, this interactive special is designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters. For further previews, check out our previous blog post on this year’s Organized Play Interactive Events.

I wish you all the best in escaping Krethiskar alive!

Take care, everyone! Happy gaming!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Greetings Pathfinders!

This month we’re heading out west, with one scenario set in Kaer Maga, a place we haven’t been for some time, and another off the coast in waters near the Ironbound Archipelago.

To start off, it seems poorer citizens of Kaer Maga, the City of Strangers, have been going missing, and while many think they've simply left to emigrate to New Thassilon, a purported haven for outcasts, an independent journalist, Nellie Bow, feels that there's something unsavory going on. She’s found her investigation hampered by rumors spread by an unknown party. Without any other options, she's turned to the Pathfinder Society. It’ll be up to you to figure out what’s going on, and put a stop to anyone taking advantage of any desperate dreamers in the City of Strangers.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-16: A Lie Told to Strangers is dark mystery adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Alison Cybe.

Left to right: illustrations by Allan Santos da Silva and Andrea Tentori Montalto.

Meanwhile, our next scenario has its roots beginning years ago, with the return of Xin Edasseril from its exile outside of time. A ship off the coast of the reappearing city was somehow caught up in the eddies of released time. Though it’s been years, rumors have slowly spread and the Pathfinder Society has heard reports of a ship sighted over and over, apparently following the same path before vanishing each week. This is that same unfortunate ship. It seems it is somehow stuck in time, repeating the same week over and over. The crew has tried everything to escape this fate, and gave up years of the same week ago. You must find a way to return things to normal and save the crew from an eternity of this single week.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-17: Stranded on Yesterday’s Tide is an adventure featuring themes of cosmic horror for 1st- through 4th-level PCs written by Bill Fischer, one of our new developers on the Narrative team.

Have an excellent May, and I hope we see you all online at PaizoCon!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Pathfinders and Starfinders! We hope you’re all excited for PaizoCon Online in just a few weeks, but we’re here today to talk about another event. Gen Con 2024 is taking place August 1-4 in Indianapolis and, as always, we’ll be out in force to bring the games to you!

Signups for all Gen Con events open on Sunday, May 19 at noon Eastern time, and based on past years, tickets to our events will sell out fast. We don’t want you to miss out, so today we’re taking the time to highlight some of our most exciting events so you can wishlist them if you so choose! If you have general questions about registering for events at Gen Con, please visit their website.

Programming

We’ve got a handful of exciting on-site panels and live shows happening at Gen Con this year! For folks who can’t attend, these live events will be recorded and uploaded onto our YouTube channel after Gen Con.

A Drift Through Space-Time—Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Live Show
Thursday, Aug 1st at 2:00pm EST
Thurston Hillman, Creative Director of Starfinder, leads a party of Pathfinder AND Starfinder Second Edition heroes through an adventure that crosses the boundaries of space, time, and magic.

Starfinder Second Edition Roadmap Panel
Friday, Aug 2nd at 1pm EST
Join the Starfinder development team for a journey through the cosmos and a look into the future! This panel will reveal upcoming products in the Starfinder line as we embark on the exciting journey of Starfinder Second Edition!

Playtest Makes Perfect (What Makes a Good Playtest) Panel
Saturday, Aug 3rd at 2pm EST
As we kickoff the Starfinder Playtest, the Starfinder development team presents a panel about what makes a good playtest! This panel will discuss how playtest rulebooks differ from standard releases, what makes for good playtest feedback, and how to get more involved.

On top of these on-site panels and events, Paizo will also be hosting a handful of panels on twitch.tv/officialpaizo. Be on the lookout for a virtual programming schedule closer to the con, as we finalize dates and times for the streams!

Gaming

As always, all our gaming will take place in the Sagamore Ballroom! We’ve expanded our space from the previous few years, allowing us to squeeze in more game tables, a character creation station, a VTT demo area, and even a satellite booth!

You can view all our gaming offerings at this link. Here are some of our featured spotlight events!

Pathfinder Second Edition

At Gen Con, we’ll be closing Year 5 of Pathfinder Society with our finale adventure for high-level characters. We’ll also be launching Year 6: Year of Immortal Influence with two brand-new scenarios that are fully compliant with the Remaster ruleset! Bring your new Player Core 2 characters and jump right into the action!

• PFS2 #5-20: The Rakshasa’s Court, for 7th- to 10th-level characters
• PFS2 Intro: Year of Immortal Influence, for 1st- to 4th-level characters
• PFS2 #6-02: Rain Falls on the Mountain of Sea and Sky, for 1st- to 4th-level characters

Our Pathfinder Special is always a packed house, and this year, we’re getting nautical! Characters from 1st through 8th-level can join us for our Saturday night marquee event. This event absolutely will sell out, and while we’ll try to seat as many walk-ups as possible, we make no guarantees. Note that we have pregenerated characters only up to 5th-level, so those playing at 7-8 tables must bring their own characters or be reseated.

• PFS2 #6-00: Salt of the Ocean, for 1st- to 8th-level characters

Our Pathfinder Academy offers fun for the whole family! Kids from 5-18 can join our experienced GMs for Pathfinder Society adventures with custom kid-friendly pregenerated characters and can learn how to adventure with the best of them!

• View all Pathfinder Academy adventures here.

We’ll also be offering a limited number of Pathfinder Quests! These shorter adventures have more seats reserved for walk-up players, though we have some early tickets on sale as well. Dip your toe into Golarion and join us at one of these tables!

• View all Pathfinder Quests here.

Starfinder First Edition

PaizoCon features the launch of Starfinder Society Year 7: Year of Era’s End! While this is our final year of first edition play, there’s a bright future on the horizon for Starfinder Society. You can check out our introductory scenario, or join us for a new release at Gen Con!

• SFS1 Intro: Year of Era’s End, for 1st- to 4th-level characters
• SFS1 #7-04: Inheritors of Gadrathar, for 5th- to 8th-level characters
• SFS1 #7-05: The Day the River Died, for 3rd- to 6th-level characters

This year’s Starfinder Special is a simple survey mission to a newly discovered planet. Surely nothing could go–wait, did you say Swarm? Oh no! Characters from 1st through 4th-level can join us for our Friday night interactive special event.

• SFS1 #6-99: The End Awakens, for 1st- to 4th-level characters

Starfinder Playtest

Be the first to experience the Starfinder Playtest at Gen Con Indianapolis! Purchase your playtest book at our booth in the exhibit hall or the Sagamore Ballroom, build your character, and bring them to one of our playtest scenario tables! We’ll be offering two-hour sessions of the first two playtest scenarios; we’ll also be offering short demos of the Starfinder Playtest in Hall C from 8am-6pm. These demos are first-come, first-served, so show up early to grab a spot!

• Starfinder Playtest Scenario #1: Shards of the Glass Planet, for 1st-level playtest characters
• Starfinder Playtest Scenario #2: It Came from the Vast!, for 5th-level playtest characters
• Starfinder Playtest Demo, first-come first-served in Hall C

Board Games

More of a board gamer? No worries! Paizo’s board game offerings will also be on offer at Gen Con! Join us for a demo session of Elemental Stones or Goblin Firework Fight and see if you can beat our demo team at their own game!

• Pathfinder Elemental Stones
• Goblin Firework Fight

We can’t wait to see you at Gen Con this fall! Expect more information about all our programming as we get closer to the show. May the odds be ever in your favor this month, and don’t forget: event signups open May 19 at noon Eastern!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Rue Dickey
Marketing & Media Specialist

OPC Musings

At the time you’re likely reading this, I probably feel terrible! I’m having my tonsils removed two days before this blog is published. Everyone keeps telling me I can eat all the ice cream I want, which is true, but I’m an adult now. I have to buy the ice cream myself, and that takes some of the fun out of it! Luckily, I have a wonderful husband to take care of me, and I’ll be back up and running just in time for convention season!

Speaking of… I’ve got quite the travel schedule this summer: PaizoCon in late May, Origins in mid-June, and then a quick turnaround to go to the ALA Expo with our Community Manager a few days later. I’ll have a few weeks of rest in July and then it’s off to Gen Con and PaizoCon Europe in August! Hopefully my cats will remember me by the time I’m back.

Before we jump into the blog, I want to shout out the Mox Gauntlet! Team Paizo is raising money for charity and participating in this annual board game tournament. If you donate to me you can get cat pics, a Harrow reading, or even a one-shot GMed by me! You can learn more and donate on my participant page here.

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on May 29, 2024. Most of these will be playable at PaizoCon prior to their release date!

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-16: A Lie Told to Strangers*
Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-17: Stranded on Yesterday's Tide*

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Intro: Year of Era's End*
Starfinder Society Scenario #7-02: Zo! vs. Zo*
Starfinder Society Special #5-99: Battle for the Bulwark

*part of a subscription

SFS Year 7 Rule Updates

Starfinder Society Year 7 launches at PaizoCon at the end of the month! Upon commencement of the convention (May 24), the following species will become always available for play:

• barathu (Alien Archive)
• borai (Pact Worlds)
• ghibrani (Starfinder #5: The Thirteenth Gate)
• morlamaw (Alien Archive 3)
• prismeni (Starfinder #49: A Light in the Dark)

Players will still need to own the indicated sourcebook but will no longer require a boon to play any of these species.

Additionally, two new boons will be available for purchase that week! I won’t give any spoilers just yet, but they’re the direct result of player actions over the past year of play. Stay tuned for those at the convention!

Death of a God

On our livestream last month, we announced the first major god who will die in the upcoming War of Immortals meta-event. Obviously, this death will have an impact on the Pathfinder Society campaign. Developer Josh Foster wrote a blog to talk about the exact rules surrounding the god’s death; check it out here!

Sanctioning Updates

The sanctioning machine is back in full swing! Last month we posted sanctioning for the Seven Dooms for Sandpoint Adventure Path, as well as the brand-new Tian Xia World Guide!

We’re hard at work on the major May releases, Howl of the Wild and Mechageddon! We aim to have them both ready for PaizoCon so you can play your new awakened animals and centaurs right away. GMs, prepare to make the hallways larger!

After that, it’ll be pretty quiet until July, when Player Core 2 crashes in for Gen Con and the Tian Xia Character Guidefollows a mere month later. Hope you’re all ready!

GM Recognition

GM Ranks

Whether stars, novas, or glyphs, achieving a 5 ranking in any program involves a substantial amount of time. To achieve the 5th milestone, a GM must run 150 games, of which at least 50 must be unique scenarios and 10 special scenarios as well as run between one and three games for venture-captains (program dependent). A conservative estimate of the time needed to reach the 5th milestone is 650 hours!

This month, we had one GM earn their 5th rank!

5th Glyph (PFS2): Zachary Davis

Convention News

Just a quick roundup of convention updates to close us out!

• PaizoCon Online tickets and badges are now available! Grab your seats in our new releases and our two specials, including the freely-repeatable PFS2 2-00: The King in Thorns, on Events!
• PaizoCon@ events are also up and running! See this blog for more information about our nine worldwide locations.
• The Gen Con event catalog will go live this weekend, and event signups begin on May 19. We’ve got a blog in the pipeline next week to talk about everything Paizo has to offer in Indianapolis.
• I’ll be attending PaizoCon Europe this year! It will be just outside of Geneva, Switzerland August 15-18. More details to come as the organizers pull things together, but if you’re across the pond, come say hi!
• Finally, convention season is in full swing with dozens of conventions happening worldwide with a Paizo presence. Check out our Convention Calendar for more information!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

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!

Join us next Friday, May 3^rd,for Paizo LIVE on twitch.tv/officialpaizo!

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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.

From Our Partners:

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.

*Roll20 is no longer a part of PaizoConnect and discounts and complimentary PDFs do not apply.

Gods of Lost Omens Miniature Set – 10% off for a Limited Time!

In honor of our War of Immortals Kickoff Announcement and the looming death of Gorum, Our Lord in Iron, take 10% off of the Gods of Lost Omens Miniature Set when you purchase them on paizo.com!

Mystery Loot: Pathfinder Lost Tome

Our partners at Foam Brain recently released their Pathfinder Lost Tome Mystery Loot set! Each mystery bag includes a pin that folds out into a playable miniature, a themed metal D20, and an encounter card to use at your table! Buy them online or check your FLGS for a hobby exclusive sketch dragon promo pin!

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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

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

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on April 24, 2024.

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-14: Poisonous Council*

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-15: Cleansing the Flame*

Pathfinder Quest (Series 2) #18: Student Exchange

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-16: Dawning Fate*

*part of a subscription

Convention News

Convention season is in full swing! There are dozens of local conventions happening this spring around the world and online. Check out the Paizo Conventions Calendar for details on everything going on in the months to come.

Of course, the convention looming largest on my mind is PaizoCon! We’re less than two months away from Paizo’s first major convention of the year, and I cannot wait. Badges are on sale now; stay tuned to the blog later today for more news on signing up for events.

Sanctioning Updates

The Pathfinder Remaster has gained another pillar! Last week we released Pathfinder Monster Core, available now on paizo.com or at your FLGS (with an exclusive sketch cover!). Sanctioning for Pathfinder Monster Core has also been added to the Pathfinder Character Options page, though the vast majority of this content is only relevant for those of you with summoning spells.

Additionally, the Pathfinder Core Rulebook got a slight tweak thanks to the Remaster. Any deity who grants dreaming potential instead grants their followers illusory scene, effective immediately.

Unfortunately, I botched the calendar, so the sanctioning documents for Seven Dooms for Sandpoint have been delayed slightly. At press time for this blog, they’re not ready yet, but I expect them to be available very soon!

This month sees the release of the Pathfinder Lost Omens Tian Xia World Guide, the first of our two Tian Xia-focused books, to be followed by the Tian Xia Character Guide at the end of August. I expect sanctioning for this book to go live on street date! After that, May sees two exciting releases with Howl of the Wild and Mechageddon!, the final Adventure Path for Starfinder First Edition.

GM Recognition

GM Ranks

Whether stars, novas, or glyphs, achieving a 5 ranking in any program involves a substantial amount of time. To achieve the 5th milestone, a GM must run 150 games, of which at least 50 must be unique scenarios and 10 special scenarios as well as run between one and three games for venture-captains (program dependent). A conservative estimate of the time needed to reach the 5th milestone is 650 hours!

This month, we had one GM earn their 5th rank!

5th Nova (SFS1): Joel Hager

That’s all from me this month, folks! Until next time - Explore! Report! Cooperate! And enjoy the eclipse!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

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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Pathfinder Gallowspire Survivors

Prepare to face Gallowspire's hordes for as long as it takes…Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors launches on Thursday, April 4. Brave heroes can buy Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors on Steam in Early Access today, or try the demo, as they await the Whispering Tyrant’s return. Wishlist and follow the game on Steam to get notified of the launch. Keep up to date with all the information by joining the official Discord server, Facebook page and following BKOM Studios on X (formerly Twitter).

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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

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on March 27, 2024.

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-12: Mischief in the Maze*
Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-13: Thick as Thieves*

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-15: Extraction from Azlanti Space*
Starfinder Bounty #12: Under Pressure

*part of a subscription

Guide Updates

Version 5.10 of the Guide to Organized Play: Pathfinder Society has been published! This version contains some important updates, including removing axiomatic and anarchic runes, which must be returned for a full refund as they no longer function with the removal of alignment; and making some remaster-related changes to Spellcasting Services and PCs with Disabilities.

A full changelog is available here. Please let us know if there are any further questions or concerns!

FAQ Updates

To go along with the Guide, we’ve added a couple new FAQ answers to the Pathfinder Society FAQ page! Specifically, there is now suggested guidance on running Influence encounters in PFS, as well as clarity on how to get items made from special materials.

Sanctioning Updates

February might be our quietest release month in recent memory, with just a single flip-mat on top of our OP scenarios! But of course, that’s all due to next month’s Seven Dooms for Sandpoint, a double-length AP taking you back to where it all began. As such, the sanctioning machine is kicking up again!

We expect Seven Dooms to be sanctioned for PFS play upon release, and players will get access to a pretty cool item for completing the adventure! No spoilers, yet. We’ll also be sanctioning the Pathfinder Monster Core but, other than summoning creatures, there aren’t very many player-facing options in this book.

In April, we expect to drop sanctioning for the Tian Xia World Guide, and then in May we’ll turn our attention to Howl of the Wild as well as our final Starfinder First Edition release, Mechageddon! Lots of new content on the horizon for you all, hope you’re excited!

GM Recognition

GM Ranks

Whether stars, novas, or glyphs, achieving a 5 ranking in any program involves a substantial amount of time. To achieve the 5th milestone, a GM must run 150 games, of which at least 50 must be unique scenarios and 10 special scenarios as well as run between one and three games for venture-captains (program dependent). A conservative estimate of the time needed to reach the 5th milestone is 650 hours!

This month, we had two GMs earn their 5th rank!

5th Glyph (PFS2): Zackery Kuehn and Jess Miller-Camp

That’s all from me this month, folks! Until next time - Explore! Report! Cooperate! And get ready for convention season!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

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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Pathfinder Region Dice

Our partners at Q Workshop have released three new sets of dice based on regions in Pathfinder! Get dice inspired by Azlant, Arcadia, and Avistan now on their website!

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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!

As many of you know, Starfinder Second Edition is glowing brightly on the distant horizon, which means that the era of Starfinder First Edition is coming to an end. Never fear! The Starfinder Society won’t let Starfinder First Edition fade into the sunset without a celebration!

With that in mind, it’s my honor to announce the final season of the Starfinder Society for Starfinder First Edition…

Welcome to the Year of Era's End!

Illustration by Kevin Sardinha

The Year of Era’s End is a time to celebrate the end of Starfinder First Edition! It’s a time to revisit old friends, capstone some of our most beloved ongoing storylines, and shine a spotlight on big, exciting events in the Starfinder setting—events that will change the course of the Pact Worlds now and have lasting effects into the future of Starfinder Second Edition!

So, whether you’re a veteran of the Starfinder Society, a newcomer who’s excited to get in on the game, or a fan looking to experience events that directly influence the upcoming Starfinder Second Edition, join us for the Year of Era’s End!

We're going out with a bang!

Illustration by Kevin Sardinha

While much of the Year of Era’s End is focused on closure and big, exciting capstone events—events best suited for mid- to high-level play—our metaplot is focused on low-level play, to accommodate everyone who wants to get in on the game! But low level, however, doesn’t mean low impact!

Under the watchful eye of newly elected First Seeker Sarmak, the Starfinder Society travels to the machine planet of Aballon to undertake an archaeological survey of the ancient city of Eternity—a fabled city of the First Ones! During this three-adventure metaplot, the Starfinders explore mysterious ruins, discover long-forgotten secrets about the First Ones, and clash with a violent faction of anacite extremists named Those Who Call.

The Year of Era’s End begins with Starfinder Society Intro: Year of Era’s End, an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Letterio Mammoliti! This adventure debuts at PaizoCon 2024 alongside one other Starfinder Society Scenario written by our very own Jenny Jarzabski, though we’re keeping that one under wraps for now!

With the launch of Year of Era’s End, the following ancestries will become “always available” for Organized Play: barathu, borai, ghibrani, morlamaw, orc, and prismeni. In addition, be on the lookout for a few new Starfinder Society boons related to the end of the Year of Fortune’s Fall and the launch of the Year of Era’s End, which you’ll be able to purchase online using your Achievement Points!

To learn more about the Year of Era’s End, tune into twitch.tv/officialpaizo on February 2nd from 4–6 p.m. Pacific and watch PaizoLive! Missed the live stream? No worries! You can watch it on demand anytime.

I hope you join me in celebrating the final season of the Starfinder Society for Starfinder First Edition with the Year of Era’s End! Big changes are on the horizon… and you can be a part of it!

It’s going to be a year to remember.

New to the Starfinder Society? Read about the story so far and start playing Starfinder Society today at StarfinderSociety.club!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

OPC Musings

After the longest January in memory (seriously, I swear it was eight weeks long), it’s now the shortest month of the year! Before you know it, it’ll be March, then May… and then PaizoCon… and Gen Con… oh no, I have so much to do. Can I have some of January back?!

We’re currently recruiting GMs for PaizoCon Online and Gen Con Indy! Find more on that later in the blog. As convention season begins to rev up its engines, we’re all very excited for what’s in store!

In personal news, last weekend my husband and I welcomed two darling kitties, Mochi and Sasha, into our home! They’re still getting settled but we’re in love with them already. Sorry in advance for becoming an Insufferable Cat Dad, it’s who I am now.

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on February 28, 2024.

Pathfinder Society

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

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

Starfinder Society

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

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-14: The Missing*

*part of a subscription

2024 Premier Conventions

Convention Recruitment

2024 is going to be an incredibly exciting year for Paizo. Be part of the excitement by volunteering as an Organized Play GM at our Premier Conventions! Our volunteer GMs are the best of the best, the cream of the crop, and the most helpful skittermanders in the galaxy. Last year, our volunteers ran over 1,000 games online and in person, and we’re looking to exceed that in 2024!

We are currently seeking volunteers for our two Premier Plus conventions: PaizoCon Online and Gen Con Indianapolis. Our friends in Columbus are also recruiting GMs for Origins, which I’m thrilled to announce I’ll be returning to this year!

You can get all the information in this blog post. Spots are going fast, so don’t delay, apply today!

PaizoCon @ Your FLGS

We’ve also announced the locations for this year’s pilot PaizoCon @ program! Nine game stores, as well as KublaCon in California, will be hosting PaizoCon events concurrent with the online show. Check out this blog post for the locations, an interactive map and more!

Interactive Special Presentation Survey

As we start to build out the presentations for our interactive specials, we wanted to take the community’s temperature on how they’re working and what improvements can be made. If you’ve played in any of our multi-table specials over the past few years, and especially if you’ve been a House GM, we’d love to hear your thoughts in this brief survey!

2024 GM Boons

With the recent influx of new players, Paizo Organized Play’s biggest problem is that we simply don’t have enough GMs to run games all the time. We’re always looking for ways to incentivize people into the GM chair, and we’ve got a new one this year!

Below are download links for two brand-new boons. These boons will unlock character options as you GM games. While you can run games with your friends and complete the boons that way, they will unlock faster if you GM at RSP-supported locations like your local game store, or at conventions (like, perhaps…Gen Con or PaizoCon).

We hope that those of you who have yet to take the plunge into GMing find this a great incentive to start, and that our long-time GMs are able to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Make sure to tell your friends about the rewards of GMing games for Organized Play!

Download the boons here:

Pathfinder Society (second edition) || Starfinder Society

Sanctioning Updates

New Content

New year, new sanctioning! We’re pleased to announce that sanctioning for our latest two adventure paths has been posted: Season of Ghosts for Pathfinder, and Scoured Stars for Starfinder. Long-time players may notice that the chronicle sheets for the Scoured Stars AP look familiar; in most cases, we took the original scenario chronicles and updated them based on the new content. We’ve also posted boons and sanctioning for the two Dynamite comics: Pathfinder: Wake the Dead and Starfinder: Angels of the Drift.

Updates

We’ve also made a couple of updates to the Character Options pages based on the Remaster and new errata.

For Pathfinder Society, we clarified that legacy bards can still use the Remastered feats in Player Core with bothinspire courage and courageous anthem, to clear up that final bit of confusion. We also added a clarification to the Curse Maelstrom archetype for those who have unlocked it via the GM boons. Finally, it was brought to our attention that a number of 5th-level [Ancestry] Weapon Innovator feats have been included in the 1st-level [Ancestry] Weapon Familiarity feats in Player Core. Any character who has been affected by this may freely retrain their 5th-level ancestry feat out of the Weapon Innovator feat into something else!

On the Starfinder Society side, the recent Starfinder errata allowed us to make a couple of changes. The chlorophyll infusion serum from StarfinderPorts of Call and the Forced Deconstruction mechanic trick from Starfinder Enhancedare now permitted for use with the design team’s changes.

GM Recognition

Campaign Service Coins

This month, a new Campaign Service Coins was awarded! We award these coins to members of the community who have gone above and beyond to provide an exceptional program to the community at large. Campaign Coins are awarded based on nominations; if you believe someone in your community is deserving of this award (whether or not they are a Venture Officer), send an email to organizedplay[at]paizo[dot]com with their name and reasons.

Congratulations to:

Marc Daoust, who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #874

GM Ranks

Whether stars, novas, or glyphs, achieving a 5 ranking in any program involves a substantial amount of time. To achieve the 5th milestone, a GM must run 150 games, of which at least 50 must be unique scenarios and 10 special scenarios as well as run between one and three games for venture-captains (program dependent). A conservative estimate of the time needed to reach the 5th milestone is 650 hours!

This month, we had two GMs earn their 5th rank!

5th Glyph (PFS2): Federico Grecuccio (who is the first GM I’m aware of to do their three evaluation games in three different languages)

5th Nova (SFS1): Jake Rennels

That’s all from me this month, folks! Until next time—Explore! Report! Cooperate! And stick around for a big announcement later today!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Hail and well met, Pathfinders and Starfinders! This month’s new releases revitalize the Starfinder Society, finish the mystery of Willowshore, and give you an elementally exciting board game to pass the time while you wait for that player to show up!

We’ve got a couple of exciting streams coming up in February on twitch.tv/officialpaizo, and wanted to keep you posted on those:

• Join us Friday, Feb 2^nd at 4 P.M. Pacific for PaizoLIVE—featuring Starfinder Society, Elemental Stones, and Seven Dooms for Sandpoint!
• Drop in Friday, Feb 9^th at 4 P.M. Pacific for a special Lunar New Year stream, showcasing some of the amazing designers of the Lost Omens Tian Xia World Guide.
• Bring your (romantic) rivals for a Valentine’s Day Elemental Stones stream—Wednesday, February 14^that 11:30 A.M. Pacific.

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Starfinder Scoured Stars Adventure Path

A WAKING GOD!

With most of the Starfinder Society’s agents trapped by an impenetrable force field in a distant star system, it’s up to a new generation of heroes to step forward and uncover the mystery within the Scoured Stars. Facing the merciless Jinsul Hierocracy while rebuilding an interplanetary adventuring guild and dealing with the emerging threat of a slumbering deity—it’s all in a day’s work for a Starfinder!

The Starfinder Scoured Stars Adventure Path is also available as a faux-leather, debossed Special Edition, with an in-bound ribbon bookmark.

Pathfinder: Elemental Stones

Take on the role of an elemental sovereign, shaping the very nature of reality in this fast-moving board game! 
2 to 4 players take turns to draft and play colorful (and colorblind-friendly) hexagonal tiles to match specific patterns and meet their own secret objective. With several dozen pattern cards, variable objectives, and a game state that's constantly in flux, you'll never play the same way twice. Simple setup, easy-to-learn rules, and a short play time of around 30 minutes means there's always time for one more game…

Watch Lead Designer Joe Pasini lead Alex, Katina, and Josh through a game of Elemental Stones!

Pathfinder Adventure Path #199: To Bloom Below the Web

NEW LIFE AND FRESH DEATH

The eerie curse that afflicted the town of Willowshore might have been defeated, but the dangers facing the rural settlement are far from over. As the first days of spring arrive, conflicts with bandits and political perils threaten the town even as a greater supernatural peril begins to prey upon its citizens. Can Willowshore’s heroes save their hometown from its greatest threat to date? The Season of Ghosts Adventure Path comes to a shocking conclusion with “To Bloom Below the Web,” a complete adventure for 10th- to 12th-level characters.

Starfinder Flip-Mat: Data Center

PROTECT YOUR DATA!

Whether it’s digital information stored on computer servers or ancient magical relics
that hold the hidden language of the cosmos, someone out there always needs to store
their data somewhere safe and secure. This double-sided map presents two such places! One side features a futuristic data center with a back room full of servers, large open foyer perfect for a long-range gunfight, and countless vents and access points. The other side depicts a more mystical repository containing ancient relics, lost tomes, strange bio-vats, and even

a portal to dimensions unknown! Starfinder Flip-Mats present ready-to-use science-fantasy set pieces for the busy Game Master. With Starfinder Flip-Mat: Data Center, you’ll be ready for the next encounter!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Arcane Dungeon

MAGICAL ESCAPES!

Now your players can explore an archmage’s vaults, delve through magical dimensions, or solve fiendish arcane traps! Whether used as a complete dungeon or piecemeal puzzle, Pathfinder Flip‐Mat Classics: Arcane Dungeon is the perfect place for all manner of magical confrontations and conundrums!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-09: Equal Exchanges – Skymetal Hoard

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

 As part of the secret agreement between the underworld dragon Valashinaz and the Waterfall, a group of Pathfinders is sent to a small island off of Minata to gather a collection of skymetals from an abandoned temple to Valashinaz. The island should be uninhabited, but the Pathfinders quickly discover that someone has made it their home. The Pathfinders need to dodge these new inhabitants and avoid Valashinaz's beloved pet squishies while collecting the treasure. Those akatas have one rough bite...

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-12: Yesteryear’s Hope

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

The insectile ghibranis of Elytrio live divided, with husk ghibranis living in the harsh desert wastelands and membrane ghibranis living a pampered life in automated cities. Inspired by positive relations with the Starfinder Society, two ghibranis are spearheading a social movement aimed at bridging this cultural divide—with limited success. Undeterred, the ghibranis Dystane and Klarima are planning a joint cultural event intended to mend bridges, forge friendships, and foster understanding between their people. Who better to help them than the Starfinder Society? It’s time to put on the grandest celebration Elytrio’s seen since the Gap!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-10: The Crocodile’s Smile

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

After ensuring that Fasiel ibn Sazadin saw Qadiran justice for his crimes, the Pathfinder Society received a mysterious letter from his benefactor detailing that she now sees the Society as a formidable opponent. After receiving this, Venture-Captain Safa spent some time traveling and researching across Qadira and Nex, only to find that the benefactor resides in Jalmeray and is a rakshasa with fine tastes. In order to find out more information about her, Safa and Rashmivati are sending a small crew of Pathfinders to attend a local auction in order to do some reconnaissance. However, while attending the formal event, the Pathfinders notice that one of the guests might have some sticky fingers!

Starfinder Society Bounty #11: The Aucturn Dilemma

A Starfinder Bounty designed for 4th-level characters.

The adventurers are hired by the mysterious Clearbright Institute of Discovery to investigate and secure a wing of their testing facility on Aucturn, where the staff has mysteriously stopped all communications with the corporation. Aucturn is a strange world full of dangers and occult secrets, ruled by cultists of eldritch gods and wrapped in a toxic atmosphere.

The mission takes the adventurers to a corporate testing facility in the wilderness, just outside of the mobile fortress Grindhold, itself a strange place for newcomers. To complete their job, the heroes explore the facility, facing dangers and unexpected discoveries around every corner.

Browse all of our Foundry VTT products here, including the new volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path #199: To Bloom Below the Web (Season of Ghosts 4 of 4). And don’t forget about our Organized Play Scenario Season Passes, which give Organized Play scenarios the same deluxe treatment as our adventure paths!

Our latest standalone adventure, Pathfinder Adventure: Rusthenge, is now available on FoundryVTT.

From Our Partners:

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.

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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 and Starfinders! 2024 is going to be an incredibly exciting year for Paizo. This year, we’re releasing major Pathfinder rulebooks, including Howl of the Wild, the Lost Omens Tian Xia World Guide, and Player Core 2, as well as launching the playtest for Starfinder’s new edition!

We’d like to invite you to be part of the excitement by volunteering as an Organized Play GM! Our volunteer GMs are the best of the best, the cream of the crop, and the most helpful skittermanders in the galaxy. Last year, our volunteers ran over 1,000 games online and in person, and we’re looking to exceed that in 2024!

If you love our games so much that you want to introduce new players to them, and if you’re ready to GM on the biggest stages we can offer, then we want you to join the team! Even if you’ve never run Pathfinder or Starfinder Society before, our support team will make sure that you have everything you need to run your best games ever.

New this year, all GMs who run games at Premier or Premier Plus events will receive a $15 paizo.com voucher per block, which can also be spent in the Paizo booth at Gen Con in Indianapolis. Those who volunteer for more blocks may receive badges to the show, PDF or print products, or hotel rooms based on their commitment.

At this time, we’re accepting GMs for PaizoCon Online and Gen Con Indianapolis; information about Gen Con Online will come once Gen Con provides more information about the event. We’ve also included information from our friends at Origins; while Paizo won’t have an official presence there, we’re recognizing them as a Premier event, which means additional rewards for GMs and players. Who knows, maybe you’ll even see some Paizo staff at the event!

PaizoCon Online 2024

PaizoCon Online 2024 will take place online from May 24-27, 2024. It will have a physical component in the form of our PaizoCon@ program; see last week’s blog for more details. New content at this show includes the launch of Starfinder Society Year 7 (the final year for Starfinder first edition), the new Starfinder Society interactive special, and new Pathfinder Society scenarios.

Please note that this year we will be scheduling all PaizoCon Online events on Tabletop.Events. As such, GMs will need to create a free account prior to completing the volunteer form.

We are currently seeking volunteers for the following roles:

• Game Master: Run tables of Organized Play Scenarios, Bounties, and Quests.
• Headquarters (HQ): Answer player and GM questions, seat players, handle conflicts and disputes, and report games after completion.

Please read this important information before applying:

• Volunteer applications will be reviewed and accepted or rejected by the PaizoCon Organizing Committee. Filling this form out does not guarantee acceptance; you will receive an email with further information from the PaizoCon committee.
• PaizoCon Online schedules will be assigned by the committee. You will be asked for your preference of system and level, but you will not necessarily be able to choose the specific scenario(s) you run. There is a free-form field at the end of the form to enter specific requests, though there’s no guarantee they will be honored.
• Reward information is listed in the table below. GMs who do not qualify for a badge will still need to purchase one if they wish to play games.
• Applications will be processed on a rolling basis, beginning no later than March 1. The earlier you get your application in, the more likely it is you’ll get the scenarios you want. Please be patient while we put the final details of the convention together internally before we send out GM emails!
• Adventure authors interested in running tables of scenarios they have written should fill out this form and then follow up by emailing paizoorgplayhq@gmail.com. Anybody interested in running games outside of the Organized Play offerings (such as Infinite content, homebrew content, or games from other publishers) will be able to propose events once tickets go on sale. Stay tuned for future information!
• Any questions about the GM signup process should be sent to the committee at paizoorgplayhq@gmail.com.

Rewards Table

Blocks	PDF Product	Player Badge	Early Sign-Up Access	In-Game Reward	Voucher
6+ blocks	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
5 blocks		✓	✓	✓	✓
4 blocks		✓	✓	✓	✓
3 blocks		✓	✓	✓	✓
2 blocks			✓	✓	✓
1 block				✓	✓

*Definitions for rewards:

• PDF Product: A PDF of any Paizo product valued at $29.99 or less.
• Player Badge: A badge for the duration of the event. GMs must have a badge before registering to play games.
• Early Sign-Up Access: One week before signups open, GMs may sign up for one game per block they are running.
• In-game reward: A reward for characters based on the current Organized Play program GM reward programs. Pathfinder Society (First Edition) is paper boons, and Pathfinder Society (Second Edition)/Starfinder Society (First Edition) is Achievement Point rewards at the Premier Plus (2.0x) level.
• Voucher: Earn one voucher for $15 that is spendable on paizo.com for every block run.

Important Dates

Please note that these dates are tentative and subject to change.

• April 10 (Wed): Early player signups begin for GMs.
• April 17 (Wed): Player signups begin for all badge holders.
• May 24-27: PaizoCon Online!

PaizoCon Online 2024 Volunteer Application

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Gen Con Indy 2024

Gen Con Indianapolis will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 1-4, 2024. While we intend to participate in Gen Con Online, this application is only for the in-person show. New content at this show includes the launch of Pathfinder Society Year 6, the new Pathfinder Society Special, and the second run of the Starfinder Society interactive special. It will also feature the launch of the Starfinder Second Edition Playtest!

We are currently seeking volunteers for the following roles:

• Game Master: Run tables of Organized Play Scenarios, Bounties, and Quests.
• Headquarters (HQ): Answer player and GM questions, seat players, handle conflicts and disputes, and report games after completion.
• Demo GM: Run quick demos for new players, giving them a short Pathfinder/Starfinder experience before quickly turning the table over for the next group. Our Demo GMs may receive an Exhibitor badge in compensation for the fast and furious nature of the position, subject to availability.
• Board Game Demo GM: Run demo tables for Goblin Firework Fight and Elemental Stones. Applicants should have strong board game knowledge (both our games and general board games) and preferably have related demo experience.
• Academy GM: Run games for young children (under 18) and their families, and provide a safe, welcoming environment for our youngest gamers. This position requires proof of a completed background check (employment in education, public service, or something similar may be accepted as verification that you have completed a background check).

Please read this important information before applying:

• Volunteer applications will be reviewed and accepted or rejected by the Gen Con Organizing Committee. Filling this form out does not guarantee acceptance; you will receive an email with further information from the Gen Con committee.
• Gen Con Indy schedules will be assigned by the committee. You will be asked for your preference of system and level, but you will not necessarily be able to choose the specific scenario(s) you run. The committee’s intention is to assign people to run the same scenario multiple times during the weekend, to minimize the amount of preparation required. There is a free-form field at the end of the form to enter specific requests, though there’s no guarantee they will be honored.
• Reward information is listed in the table below. GMs who don’t qualify for a badge will still need to purchase one.
• Volunteers will be accepted on a rolling basis, and schedules should be assigned within two weeks of your application. Once your schedule is assigned and you confirm, you are considered committed to attending the event.
• Adventure authors interested in running tables of scenarios they have written should fill out the volunteer form and then follow up by emailing genconleads@gmail.com. Please note that we have a limited number of tables and that the schedule is fairly locked-in at this stage, but we’ll do our best to get you slotted into your scenario if it’s on the schedule.
• Any questions about the GM signup process should be sent to the committee at genconleads@gmail.com.

Rewards Table

Blocks	Housing	Product	Dice Bag*	Player Badge	Volunteer Attire	In-Game Reward	Voucher
7+ blocks	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
6 blocks		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
5 blocks			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
4 blocks			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
3 blocks				✓	✓	✓	✓
2 blocks					✓	✓	✓
1 block					✓	✓	✓

*Definitions for rewards:

• Housing: GMs will be housed at two volunteers per room. More volunteers (up to four) may be added to one room if all volunteers agree. More information is available on the application form.
• Product: A physical copy of a Paizo product, chosen from a list of recent releases prior to the convention.
• Dice Bag: A custom handmade dice bag with Pathfinder or Starfinder logo. Available to volunteers for 4 or more blocks who also commit to remaining masked while volunteering.
• Player Badge: A badge for the duration of the event. GMs must have a Player badge before registering to play games. Demo GMs may receive an Exhibitor badge if our allotment allows for it.
• Volunteer Attire: One shirt per day of volunteering (unless you received shirts in the previous year).
• In-game reward: A reward for characters based on the current Organized Play program GM reward programs. Pathfinder Society (First Edition)/Pathfinder Adventure Card Society is paper boons, and Pathfinder Society (Second Edition)/Starfinder Society (First Edition) is Achievement Point rewards at the Premier Plus (2.0x) level.
• Voucher: Earn one voucher for $15 that is spendable on paizo.com or at the Paizo booth for every block run.

Important Dates

Note that these dates are from Gen Con directly; other dates specifically relevant to us may be added.

• February 11: Indy badge registration begins.
• TBA: Indy housing portal opens.
• TBA (May): Indy event catalog goes live.
• May 19: Indy event registration begins.
• August 1-4: Gen Con Indy!

Gen Con Indy 2024 Volunteer Application

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Origins 2024

Ohio Org Play will again be sponsoring Pathfinder and Starfinder Society at Origins Game Fair from June 19-23, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

For those who have not been to Origins in the past, the convention runs from mid-day Wednesday to mid-day Sunday, for a total of 12 event slots. We set our scenario-length slots up as 5 hours of gaming, with 1 hour meal breaks between sessions to give our GMs plenty of time to eat and re-energize. More about Origins can be found here: https://www.originsgamefair.com/

We are currently seeking volunteers for the following roles:

• Game Master: Run tables of Organized Play Scenarios, Bounties, and Quests.
• Headquarters (HQ): Answer player and GM questions, seat players, handle conflicts and disputes, and report games after completion.

Volunteer applications will be reviewed by the organizing committee. Filling the volunteer form out does not guarantee acceptance. As this is a large con with many moving parts, GM schedules will be assigned by the committee and sent out in order of volunteering. Volunteer early to lock in your preferences! Once your schedule is assigned and you confirm, you are considered committed to attending the event.

We value each of our volunteers who help to make this event happen. As a reward, we have Ohio Org Play shirts, water bottles, badges, accommodations for you or your vehicle, and bonus Achievement Points to send your way. But wait! This year, there’s more! Paizo has generously stepped in to provide voucher rewards to our GM volunteers this year, as well as free product for those who volunteer for more slots. Here’s a grid to keep track of everything:

Origins Rewards Table

Blocks	Ohio Org Play Water Bottle	¼ Hotel or Parking Pass	Paizo Product	Origins Badge	Ohio Org Play T-Shirt	Paizo Vouchers	In-Game Reward
10	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
9	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
8		X	X	X	X	X	X
7		X	X	X	X	X	X
6			X	X	X	X	X
5				X	X	X	X
4				X	X	X	X
3					X	X	X
2					X	X	X
1						X	X

Reward Details:

• Origins Badge: A weekend badge for the event. All attendees and GMs must have a badge. Those volunteering for 4 or more slots will receive a free badge. All others must purchase a badge on their own. Most Origins events are included in the base badge price.
• In-game reward: A reward for characters based on the current Organized Play program GM reward programs. Pathfinder Society (First Edition)/Pathfinder Adventure Card Society is paper boons, and Pathfinder Society (Second Edition)/Starfinder Society (First Edition) is Achievement Point rewards with a 1.75 multiplier.
• Vouchers: Earn one voucher for $15 that is spendable on paizo.com for each GM slot completed.
• T-Shirt: All volunteers for 2 or more slots will receive 1 Ohio Org Play 2024 t-shirt to wear on Saturday.
• PDF Product: A PDF of any Paizo product valued at $29.99 or less.
• Hotel/Parking: Volunteers for 7 or more slots will have the option of shared hotel space or a free parking pass. Hotel space is Wednesday night to Sunday Morning. We will work with volunteers who select this option to arrange rooming assignments.
• Water Bottle: Volunteers for 9 or more slots will also receive a Custom Ohio Org Play reusable water bottle to keep you hydrated all weekend long.

Important Dates

• Volunteer ASAP to lock in your scenario/slot preferences!
• April 13: Event registration opens.
• June 19-23: Origins Game Fair!

Please contact OhioOrgPlay@gmail.com with any questions.

Origins 2024 Volunteer Application

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Premier Conventions Planning Server

Anybody interested in volunteering at PaizoCon Online or Gen Con should join the Premier Conventions planning server by clicking the image below. Follow the instructions in #welcome to get access to the relevant channels. All important information will be conveyed on this server as well as via email, so please join the server!

Thank you all so much for volunteering! These events can’t happen without our volunteer GMs and organizers, and we’re so lucky to have you all. We’re looking forward to another fantastic year of conventions!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

David Peever, Adrian FireclawDrake, and Jocelyn Hamilton
PaizoCon Online Committee

Heather Vigil, Kevin Baumann, Rebecca Fehn, and Joe Mathos
Gen Con Indy Committee

Janice Piette
Venture Captain–Ohio

Illustration by Lucas Villalva Machado

Hi everyone, and a belated Happy New Year!

I wanted to take a moment to talk about something new we’ll be doing to help parents and educators who play our adventures with their kiddos. While we aim to hit a “PG-13” level of maturity for our standard adventures, there are plenty out there that are perfectly suited for those young adventurers out there, and we know it’s hard for someone to know which ones qualify without reading the adventures themselves or asking others in the community. In upcoming quests, we’ll be creating an image for the cover and product page that indicates the quest is suitable for All Ages, as well as tagging the adventure with that label.

Illustration by Vlad Hladkova

While working on quests, we realized that their 2-hour length was a good sweet spot for younger attention spans, and so we decided to start using this new label on qualifying quests. What that means to us is that the adventure in question should be suitable for younger players without turning off veterans. It should avoid themes of horror or violent imagery, encourage creative solutions, and also employ nonviolent resolutions wherever possible. If there’s a fight, it shouldn’t be against something too scary or too human. The goal here is that if you’ve got a younger child, student, or sibling who can do the addition required to play the game, you can pull out one of these adventures and feel confident that they’ll have as much fun as you will.

Happy gaming to all our players, no matter how old!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

OPC Musings

Happy 2024, everybody! I don’t know about you all, but I’m still writing 2023 on my checks. Or I would be, if we wrote checks still.

We’ve got a great year coming up for you all! The Pathfinder Remaster continues to roll out, the Starfinder 2 playtest will launch, and we’ve got several great conventions spinning up. Not a lot has happened since our last blog (and not to give too much away, but I’m actually writing this four days after the December update went live), so let’s focus on what’s coming soon!

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on January 31, 2024.

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-09: Equal Exchanges – Skymetal Hoard*
Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-10: The Crocodile's Smile*

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-12: Yesteryear's Hope*
Starfinder Bounty #11: The Aucturn Dilemma

*part of a subscription

Premier Plus Convention Recruitment

Are you interested in joining the legion of Paizo volunteers to help us put on some of the best conventions around? Then tune into the blog on January 18, when we’ll be posting recruitment for PaizoCon Online and Gen Con Indy GM volunteers! Our volunteers run Pathfinder and Starfinder Society games for hundreds of players, and we’d love to have you join us. Whether it’s your first time GMing or you’re a seasoned veteran, our team will welcome you and give you everything you need to give the players a fantastic experience.

This year, I’m pleased to announce that GM rewards for each slot will be increased to a $15 voucher. That means for every slot you run, you get $15 to spend on our webstore or in our booth at Gen Con on anything you like!

Pathfinder Remaster & Guide to Organized Play Updates

At the end of December, we published some updates to the Pathfinder Society Character Options page and the Remaster Guidelines page. The primary change here was to re-allow certain spellhearts we previously banned, with some clarifications about how to handle them after the Remaster’s removal of spell schools. It’s heartening to see that we’re getting fewer and fewer questions about rules clarifications, that means things are being answered in a timely manner! Please don’t hesitate to let us know about any outstanding issues.

The Guide to Organized Play has also been updated! Primarily, this change is to bring text in line with the remaster: changing “flat-footed” to “off-guard,” “spell level” to “spell rank,” and so on. We’ve also added citations referencing both the Player Core and the Core Rulebook where appropriate.

Sanctioning

After a quiet December, the sanctioning machine roars back to life! This month, expect to see the release of sanctioning documents for the Starfinder Scoured Stars Adventure Path, which I’m extremely excited about, as well as the Pathfinder Season of Ghosts Adventure Path. Additionally, the Starfinder Society Character Options page will be updated with sanctioning for the material found in the Angels of the Drift comic series.

In March, we’ll be dropping sanctioning for Seven Dooms for Sandpoint, as well as the new Pathfinder Monster Core.

GM Ranks

Whether stars, novas, or glyphs, achieving a 5 ranking in any program involves a substantial amount of time. To achieve the 5th milestone, a GM must run 150 games, of which at least 50 must be unique scenarios and 10 special scenarios, as well as run between one and three games for venture-captains (program dependent). A conservative estimate of the time needed to reach the 5th milestone is 650 hours!

This month, we had two GMs earn their 5th rank!

5th Glyph (PFS2): Landon Hatfield, Eric Parker

Happy new year, everybody! Until next time - Explore! Report! Cooperate! And get ready for convention signups!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

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

OPC Musings

Hello everyone, and happy December! This blog is a week later than usual because I’ve just returned from PAX Unplugged, which was a tremendous success! It was our first visit since 2019, as well as my first visit overall, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. My worst fear was that nobody would be interested in our games, and we’d be sitting around all day bored out of our skulls.

I am delighted to report that we had the exact opposite problem. We got a ton of attention from attendees, many of whom were excited to talk about the Pathfinder Remaster and pick up the newest books. Our retail partner, Card Titan, ran out of books by the end of the show!

But by far the biggest star throughout was Starfinder 2! We ran alpha demos of the game, which were a roaring success. We had attendees waiting hours in line to play, and everyone who walked away from the table was excited about the new edition. I can’t wait until we get to start showing it off to a wider audience!

With that said, let’s dive into our update!

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on December 20, 2023.

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-08: Protecting the Firelight*

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

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-11: Gifts Ungiven*

*part of a subscription

Lorespire Wiki

Last month, the hosting for the Guides to Organized Play went down for a couple of very chaotic weeks. I’m delighted to announce that they are back online in their new home, the Lorespire Wiki! You can access this wiki at lorespire.paizo.com. This is a Paizo-hosted server, so it should remain online for as long as the rest of our website is.

Our Guide Team has been hard at work both restoring service and updating the Pathfinder Society Guide to be in line with the Remaster. In coming weeks we’ll also be looking at hosting additional resources here, such as region homepages to help players find games. Stay tuned for new and exciting things on this front!

Pathfinder Remaster

The Pathfinder Remaster launched last month to great success! The books have been flying off the warehouse shelves, and Pathfinder Society characters are converting like never before! A reminder that the guidelines for these changes are available on the Lorespire Wiki.

We’ve made a couple of updates to the Character Options and FAQ pages since the launch, so be sure to keep an eye on those for future changes. Thank you all for your patience and understanding, and for your helpful questions in the forum threads as we stamp out any issues. It’s our hope that all this work will make the launch of Player Core 2next summer as smooth as possible.

2024 Major Conventions

This is just a heads-up that very soon, we’ll be soliciting GMs for PaizoCon Online as well as Gen Con Indy! Stay tuned to the Paizo blog for more information on this in January but mark your calendars now. We’re hoping to make both conventions better than ever before, and to do that we need talented volunteers like you!

GM Recognition

Campaign Service Coins

This month, several new Campaign Service Coins were awarded at local conventions! We award these coins to members of the community who have gone above and beyond to provide an exceptional program to the community at large. Campaign Coins are awarded based on nominations; if you believe someone in your community is deserving of this award (whether they are a Venture Officer or not), send an email to organizedplay[at]paizo[dot]com with their name and the reasons they deserve the award.

Congratulations to:
Wally Waltner, who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #872
Barb Crase, who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #901
and Nicholas Ruchlewicz, who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #906

GM Ranks

Whether stars, novas, or glyphs, achieving a 5 ranking in any program involves a substantial amount of time. To achieve the 5th milestone, a GM must run 150 games, of which at least 50 must be unique scenarios and 10 must be special scenarios, as well as run between one and three games for venture-captains (program dependent). A conservative estimate of the time needed to reach the 5th milestone is 650 hours!

This month, we had one GM earn their 5th rank!

5th Glyph (PFS2): Doug Edwards (our third 5/5/5 GM!)

That’s all from me! Until next time - Explore! Report! Cooperate! I’ll see you next year!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

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.

Never miss a release with our Paizo Subscriptions—for everything from rulebooks to accessories.

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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!

From Our Partners:

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!

Thank you for playing Starfinder and Pathfinder!

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

Hello, Starfinders!
Earlier this year we announced the upcoming retirement of Ehu Hadif, the current First Seeker of the Starfinder Society. Real life participants in the Starfinder Society Organized Play Program were invited to submit their experienced Starfinders for consideration for the next First Seeker election, and from them, four were selected as potential candidates for First Seeker. Over the past few months, Starfinder fans have had a chance to meet these candidates, learn about their platforms and interests, and cast their vote for who they believe should lead the Starfinder Society. Now the election is over, the ballots have been tabulated, and the results are in!

It is my pleasure to announce that Sarmak has been elected the next First Seeker of the Starfinder Society!

Sarmak is a curious and passionate Starfinder. He’s a hunter, engineer, and electrician, but his primary interest is in archaeology, with a focus on the exploration of ancient civilizations who possessed advanced technology, such as the First Ones of Aballon, and the exploration of ancient megastructures, such as the Worldshards of Arshalin. Exploring forgotten sites built by his people, the izalguuns of the Scoured Stars, is also a passion.

Sarmak, illustration by Nicholas Phillips

Sarmak is currently in the process of organizing an expedition to a city of the First Ones on Aballon.

Sarmak will officially step into the role of First Seeker at the beginning of the seventh season of the Starfinder Society Organized Play Program, launching at PaizoCon in 2024!

Congratulations, Sarmak!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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

Hail and well met, Pathfinders and Starfinders! This month’s new releases build a new foundation for playing Pathfinder, gust the Season of Ghosts into fall, and send Starfinders on a dangerous mission to save a whole planet!

It’s Pathfinder Remaster Project release date—something we’ve all been looking forward to since the project was announced! Many of our licensed partners are also releasing their remastered content today, so be sure to check if a service you use has been updated.

Our friends at Natural Pengu start their fully remastered actual play today on twitch.tv/officialpaizo! Join us at 12 p.m. Pacific for their opening session of Rusthenge!

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, November 29.

Never miss a release with our Paizo Subscriptions—for everything from rulebooks to accessories.

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Pathfinder Player Core

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, outfitting them with mighty weapons and powerful spells, providing all the necessary tools to survive in a world filled with deadly monsters, nefarious villains, and fabulous treasures! The first page of your amazing adventure starts here...

Pathfinder Player Core comes in standard hardcover, as well as a Special Edition hardcover with a foil debossed leatherette cover and ribbon bookmark. Plus, hobby retailer exclusive sketch covers are available now at your FLGS!

We have released some Day 1 Errata that covers some important changes. Read the errata here, and look out for a blog later today from the design team!

Pathfinder GM Core

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. GM Core is here to help you with every facet of the game, including 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.

Pathfinder GM Core comes in standard hardcover, as well as a Special Edition hardcover with a foil debossed leatherette cover and ribbon bookmark. Plus, hobby retailer exclusive sketch covers are available now at your FLGS!

We have released some Day 1 Errata that covers some important changes. Read the errata here, and look out for a blog later today from the design team!

Pathfinder Adventure Path #197: Let the Leaves Fall (Season of Ghosts 2 of 4)

BEYOND THE WALL OF GHOSTS

The town of Willowshore is cursed! As fall begins, the town’s newest heroes find themselves in the position of leading preparations for the lean times to come. Yet the curse itself must be investigated as well, and when it becomes apparent that the answers might lie in a ruined monastery, the heroes must find a way to pass beyond the eerie Wall of Ghosts that blocks the only path! The Season of Ghosts Adventure Path continues with “Let the Leaves Fall,” a complete adventure for 4th- to 6th-level characters.

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Night Market & Shrine

PURCHASES OR PRAYERS?

Whether it’s the bustling wonders of a night market in the middle of a city or the idyllic scenery along a secluded path to a remote shrine, danger can strike where you least expect it!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Night Market & Shrine 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!

Starfinder Flip-Mat: Living Starships

IT’S ALIVE!

Blending complex biology and cutting-edge technology, living starships aren’t traditional spacefaring creatures but act as self-sustaining transports to which crews often form deep connections. These vessels can often gather power from solar energy or even regrow damaged systems—just like biological organisms! This double-sided map presents two such living starships—one grown from plant-like components and the other being the adapted interior of a traveling space whale. Starfinder Flip-Mats present ready-to-use science-fantasy set pieces for the busy Game Master. With Starfinder Flip-Mat: Living Starships, you’ll be ready for the next encounter.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-06: Ukuja, the First Wall

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

A new portal has been discovered in the Maze of the Open Road, and the Society has sent the PCs to investigate what secrets remain on the other side. The PCs discover the settlement of Ukuja, first of the nine walls that make up the Matanji orcs' aptly named Nine Walls nation. There, the PCs fall under scrutiny for a fiendish plot to destabilize the fortress settlement and must work to prove their innocence, all while discovering the true villain behind a fiendish invasion!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-07: Sewer Dragon Crisis

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

Drandle Dreng's unmasking as the member of the Decemvirate known as Sapphire has left the Sewer Dragons in a sort of limbo, with one of their strongest political allies largely stripped of influence. Chief Yiddlepode still believes that these agreements with outsiders is the best way to keep the Sewer Dragons strong, but, while that was an easy case to make before their territory was devastated, doubts have arisen among other members of the tribe in the ensuing years. Trapmaster Tok especially has begun to blame the Pathfinder for their misfortune. He has issued a challenge to Yiddlepode for the leadership of the Sewer Dragons, and she has turned again to the Pathfinders. The conflict brewing beneath the streets of Absalom threatens to destabilize the whole city. The PCs need to prove to the beleaguered kobold allies that the best way forward is together.

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-10: The Death of Kortus IV

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

Today, a planet dies!

After suffering a devastating setback at the hands of the Starfinder Society, the Organization,

spoiler

now revealed as the mysterious Order of Dawning Fate,

move to cut ties with their mining outpost on Kortus IV—and salt the earth as they go.

Enacting a brutal assault on the planet,

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the Order of Dawning Fate

intend to slaughter the planet’s entire population, scouring the city of Braerton from existence. Unwilling to stand idly by, the Starfinder Society mobilizes a fleet, bringing their strength to bear to hold back the barrage. From the bridge of the Master of Stars, First Seeker Edu Hadif oversees the rescue mission in person. The objective is simple—evacuate as many people as possible. But with one of the Order’s founders leading this devastating purge, victory is far from certain.

The fate of Kortus IV is in your hands!

Starfinder Bounty #10: Those who were Taken

A Starfinder Bounty designed for 4th-level characters.

In the wake of the Drift Crash, the three main anacite factions are barely avoiding open conflict, and the guidance of the Insight Array, the governing entity of Automatrix, can offer no clear path forward.

A criminal hacker took advantage of the holes in Automatrix security left by the squabbling and diverted a shipment of important parts needed for the creation of new anacites to an unknown location. The Insight Array hires a group of adventurers to track down the missing parts and find evidence of who stole them. The heroes explore the factory-cities of Aballon to find the missing parts.

Browse all of our Foundry VTT products here, including the new volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path #197: Let the Leaves Fall (Season of Ghosts 2 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!

From Our Partners:

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.

Remaster Partner Products

Our partners at Roll20 are also releasing Pathfinder Player Core & Pathfinder GM Core on their platform today. If you already own the Pathfinder Core Rulebook on Roll20, you can choose to upgrade to the remastered rules for free—though this does not sync with the PaizoConnect API and will not get you free PDFs via our webstore.

Demiplane is also offering a similar deal. Players who already own the Pathfinder Core Rulebook can upgrade to Pathfinder Player Core & Pathfinder GM Core for free.

FoundryVTT and Fantasy Grounds will also be supporting the launch of the remastered content.

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—Haunted Manor!

Thank you for playing Starfinder and Pathfinder!

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

OPC Musings

I am very sorry to report to you all that Linda Zayas-Palmer’s last day with Paizo was October 20th. Linda has been with Organized Play for more than a decade, from her time as a GM to being hired at Paizo and eventually leading development. She's launched two separate Organized Play programs, which is a feat few can match. We will miss her terribly, and I will miss her especially as a partner in crime (metaphorically, of course; we never did any crimes that you can prove). If you are so inclined, please leave a nice message for her in the comments below!

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on November 29, 2023.

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-06: Ukuja, The First Wall*
Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-07: Sewer Dragon Crisis*

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-10: The Death of Kortus IV*
Starfinder Bounty #10: Those who were Taken

*part of a subscription

Organized Play Foundation/Guides to Organized Play Down

The Organized Play Foundation website, which hosts the Guide to Organized Play, is currently down. At press time, we do not yet have a timeline for restored service. As I have updates to share, I will post them in this thread.

That thread also contains PDF exports of the most recent editions of the Guide we have archived. We’re aware they are not the most up-to-date versions, but they should work for the time being. We’re actively working to get the Guides back up and running for you all!

Pathfinder Society and the Remaster

Last week, we released the first broad strokes of our plans to update characters to the Pathfinder Remaster! It’s a very long blog and I could recap it here, but really, it’s best if you just read it yourself; I promise it’s painless. When the books release on the 15th, these rules will be added to the Guide to Organized Play in much more detail.

Also announced in that blog was the removal of Pathfinder Schools, which are to be replaced with the easier and more fun Pathfinder Provisions. Enjoy the new consumables, whose guidelines will be ready for use in play on November 15 alongside Player Core and GM Core! For the earliest access to the new content, subscribe to the Pathfinder Rulebook line today.

PAX Unplugged

Next time a monthly update posts, I’ll be at PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia! You can register for the Warhorn and sign up for games here.

Note that we are offering only a limited number of early signups for our scenario tables. Per PAX Guidelines, demo offerings such as Pathfinder Bounties, board game demos, and Starfinder 2 demos are strictly on a walk-up basis. We’re also reserving a couple of seats at our scenario tables for walk-up players as well.

We’ve still got room for a few more volunteers as well! If you’re interested in helping us show off our games to the PAX Unplugged audience, get all the info and register to volunteer here.

Sanctioning

October was a big month for us! Both Starfinder Enhanced and Pathfinder Adventure: Rusthenge hit shelves, and both are now sanctioned for use in Organized Play! Starfinder Enhanced’s rules can be found on the Starfinder Society Character Options page, and Rusthenge’s sanctioning documents can be downloaded from the product page.

Next on our list is more adventure content, with both the Season of Ghosts AP and the long-awaited (by me) Scoured Stars hardcover compilation dropping in January. After that, Tian Xia and the second half of the Pathfinder Remaster await us!

GM Recognition

Campaign Service Coins

This month, several new Campaign Service Coins were awarded at local conventions! We award these coins to members of the community who have gone above and beyond to provide an exceptional program to the community at large. Campaign Coins are awarded based on nominations; if you believe someone in your community is deserving of this award (whether they are a Venture Officer or not), send an email to organizedplay@paizo.com with their name and reasons.

Congratulations to:
Amie Tracey, who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #880
Robert Wiesehuegel , who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #881
Amber Howell, who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #882
and Jim Dick (Xathos), who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #905

GM Ranks

Whether stars, novas, or glyphs, achieving a 5 ranking in any program involves a substantial amount of time. To achieve the 5th milestone, a GM must run 150 games, of which at least 50 must be unique scenarios and 10 special scenarios, as well as run between one and three games for venture-captains (program dependent). A conservative estimate of the time needed to reach the 5th milestone is 650 hours!

This month, we had one GM earn their 5th rank!

5th Glyph (PFS2): Half the Sky (Charlene)

That’s all from me! Until next time: Explore! Report! Cooperate! And get ready to Remaster!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Hello, Pathfinders and Starfinders! We’ve got a few streams coming your way this month—mark your calendars to keep up with everything happening here at Castle Paizo!

Follow us on Twitch to keep up with these streams as they air, and keep an eye out for the VODs, posted to YouTube afterwards.

Paizo LIVE! – Friday, November 3rd at 4-6 p.m. Pacific.

Join us for this month’s Paizo LIVE! November’s topics include an update on the Remaster just before the release of Pathfinder Player Core & Pathfinder GM Core, a delve into Pathfinder Adventure: Rusthenge, and some Starfinder Society news! Plus, get special live election updates from Organized Play Coordinator, Alex Speidel, as we reveal the newly elected First Seeker!

Starfinder 2e Special Livestream — Date TBA

The Starfinder team is excited to bring more live playtests from their Foundry VTT table to your screens! When we have dates and times lined up, we will update this blog with the information. Did you miss our last live playtest? Watch the VOD here on our YouTube.

Excited for Starfinder Second Edition? Make sure you take a moment and vote for your two favorite ancestries and versatile heritages—the results of this poll will help the team determine which to include in the next Field Test.

Remaster Launch Day Surprise — Wednesday, November 15^th at 12 p.m. Pacific.

In celebration of the launch of Pathfinder Player Core & Pathfinder GM Core, we will be hosting a very special stream with one of our Paizo partners. Stay tuned for more details as we get closer to the launch!

We’re looking forward to all of this and more here at Paizo! Good gaming!

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.

Never miss a release with our Paizo Subscriptions – for everything from rulebooks to accessories.

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Starfinder Enhanced

UPGRADE YOUR GAME!

Enhance your Starfinder experience with this invaluable game resource covering all aspects of the Starfinder rules! From totally revised fundamentals like core classes and starship combat to brand-new systems for expanding the way you play, this 192-page hardcover rules resource offers fresh ideas while still blending with the existing system. With Starfinder Enhanced at hand, you’ll be ready for the countless challenges of infinite space!

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.

Browse all of our Foundry VTT products here, including the new volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path #196:The Summer That Never Was (Season of Ghosts 1 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!

From Our Partners:

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—Haunted Manor!

Thank you for playing Starfinder and Pathfinder!

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

OPC Musings

The weather’s taken a dramatic turn here in Seattle. Just a week ago it was bright sunshine and beautiful skies, but now things are dark, gloomy, dramatic, and chilly. It’s the perfect weather to curl up inside with your friends and family and play some games! We’ve got some great spooky scenarios for you this season, and some wintery adventures coming up to chill your bones. Let’s get into it!

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on October 25, 2023.

Pathfinder Society

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

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-08: Lost Revelry*

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-09: Ridgerock Rescue*

*part of a subscription

PAX Unplugged

We're just under two months until PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia! Today we’re excited to let you know that pre-signups for our scenarios will open this coming Tuesday, October 9. You can register for the Warhorn and get ready for signups here.

Note that we are offering only a limited number of early signups for our scenario tables. Per PAX guidelines, demo offerings such as Pathfinder Bounties, board game demos, and Starfinder 2 demos are strictly on a walk-up basis. We’re also reserving a couple of seats at our scenario tables for walk-up players as well.

We’ve still got room for a few more volunteers as well! If you’re interested in helping us show off our games to the PAX Unplugged audience, get all the info and register to volunteer here.

Organized Play: Now Streaming on Foundry VTT

To show off our brand-new Society Foundry modules, the marketing team decided to put together a couple of very special liveplays for you! The first episodes of both our Pathfinder Society and Starfinder Society liveplays have already aired, featuring a colorful cast of Paizo staffers capably led through our adventures by GM Jason Keeley! You can catch the conclusion to those adventures this Tuesday, October 10, and next Tuesday, October 17, on our Twitch or YouTube channel!

We hope you enjoy them—and hey, if you let my boss know you like them, we might get away with running some more…

The Perks of Board Gaming

As Paizo continues to release board games, as well as bring new licensed partners and their games into the fold, we thought we should look at how to reward players who own or play these games! As such, we’ve added a new category to the Accessory Perks page for board games!

Each current program has a listed benefit, and players who own a game and bring proof may select this benefit. However, to encourage actually playing the games, any participant in a session of a Pathfinder or Starfinder board game gains the benefit for 24 hours following the session. Why not get in a quick game of Goblin Firework Fight before your next convention slot?

Toys of Boundless Wonder 2023

For the past two years, the Northern Virginia lodge has organized a Toys for Tots event, bringing in the League of Aroden last year. This year’s event has just been announced, and they’re hoping to make it bigger and better than ever! If your local store or lodge is interested in helping to support a wonderful holiday program, and getting a chance to run this year’s Pathfinder Society special, read up on the event on the League of Aroden's blog.

GM Recognition

Order of the Wayfinder

In addition to the Campaign Service Coin, we also have one other award: the Order of the Wayfinder. This award is given out only once per year, and it recognizes a member of the community who has provided exceptional service. Typically, we give this award to individuals who have taken on a particular project and knocked it out of the park. Previously, this award has been awarded to the head of our Additional Resources review team and our Regional Venture-Coordinator for the Online region, among others.

This year’s Wayfinder was awarded at Gen Con Indy, but apparently I neglected to announce it widely until today. This year’s recipient was Heather Vigil. Heather has been the lead on our Gen Con Committee since before I was hired, and I’m not exaggerating when I say that I couldn’t run the show without her. Her depth of knowledge keeps the show running smoothly every year, and her dedication to the program is unmatched. On top of Gen Con, she runs two other conventions in Cincinnati each year, and finds time to make beautiful custom dice bags for the volunteers. She’s an absolute treasure to this organization and I’m so pleased to recognize her with this award, even if she’ll never forgive me for it.

Campaign Service Coins

This month, one new Campaign Service Coin was awarded at a local convention. We award these coins to members of the community who have gone above and beyond to provide an exceptional program to the community at large. Campaign Coins are awarded based on nominations; if you believe someone in your community is deserving of this award (whether or not they are a Venture Officer), send an email to organizedplay[at]paizo[dot]com with their name and reasons.

Congratulations to:
Gary Bush, who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #884

GM Ranks

Whether stars, novas, or glyphs, achieving a 5 ranking in any program involves a substantial amount of time. To achieve the 5th milestone, a GM must run 150 games, of which at least 50 must be unique scenarios and 10 special scenarios as well as run between one and three games for venture-captains (program dependent). A conservative estimate of the time needed to reach the 5th milestone is 650 hours!

This month, we had two GMs earn their 5th rank!
5th Nova (SFS1): Noah Posthuma
5th Glyph (PFS2): Stephan V

That's all from me! Until next time—Explore! Report! Cooperate! And play some games!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Hello, Pathfinders and Starfinders! Now that we’re getting back into the swing of regular streams here at Paizo, I thought it best to make an announcement post each month for upcoming streams. This way, you can mark your calendars in advance for all the amazing content coming your way!

Follow us on twitch to keep up with these streams as they air, and keep an eye out for the VODs, posted to YouTube afterwards.

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Paizo LIVE!—Friday, October 6th 4–6 p.m.

Join us for this month’s Paizo LIVE! October’s topics include an update on Starfinder Second Edition from Dustin and Jenny, a look at the Pathfinder Season of Ghosts Adventure Path from freelance author Sen H.H.S, and a glimpse at the upcoming Pathfinder: Elemental Stones board game from designer Joe Pasini! Bring a beverage and your questions and get settled in for this monthly fireside chat.

Gayming Live—October 7

Paizo is excited to be participating in Gayming Live, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ gaming and geek convention! Join us Saturday, October 7 at 11:15 a.m. Eastern for Queer Characters, Queer Stories, Queer Worlds—a panel discussing inclusive and diverse world building in TTRPGs. Also on Saturday, October 7, join us at 6:15 p.m. Eastern for In the Footsteps of Horror—a pre-recorded actual play of Pathfinder Quest (Series 2) #15.

Lost Omens Special—Friday, October 13th 4–5 p.m.

Take a trip to Tian Xia for this special Lost Omens Showcase Stream! Creative Director Luis Loza talks to Senior Designer James Case and Senior Developer Eleanor Ferron about the upcoming Pathfinder Lost OmensTian Xia World Guide and Pathfinder Lost OmensTian Xia Character Guide.

Starfinder Society Foundry Showcase—Tomorrow’s Seekers, Episode 2 — Tuesday, October 10th 4 p.m.

Did you miss the first episode of our Starfinder Society Showcase? Watch the VOD here to catch up.

Having assisted Aurora and Sarmack, our party of bright-eyed Starfinders continue their adventure by aiding Nykiti and Doctor Sevaille on missions of their own. Who will win the Starfinders’ hearts—and their votes?

Pathfinder Society Foundry Showcase—Intro to Year of Unfettered Exploration, Episode 2 — Tuesday, October 17th 4 p.m.

Did you miss the first episode of our Pathfinder Society Showcase? Watch the VOD here to catch up.

In their quest to show Venture Captain Taiwalei the Maze of the Open Road, our Pathfinders find themselves at an elemental intersection. Looking for a collection of elemental wisps, they journey back into the maze, astounded by what awaits them.

Starfinder Second Edition Developer Playtest — Wednesday, October 18th 1 p.m.

At 1pm PST on Wednesday October 18th over at twitch.tv/officialpaizo, the Starfinder Team will be streaming one of its internal playtest games for the new edition of Starfinder! Come watch as the team runs some combat encounters for the new system, including a preview of two classes we've not previously shown any content for!"

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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Thank you for playing Starfinder and Pathfinder!

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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!

OPC Musings

Happy September! Objectively the best month of the year, and I’m not biased because it’s my birth month. With the change to fall comes a much shorter monthly update. Traditionally the winter is a quieter time for us in Organized Play, but there’s still plenty going on!

September and October are big months for local conventions, so check out our conventions calendar to find one near you! I’ve already attended Dragonflight in Bellevue, WA and Gateway in Los Angeles, and I’m looking forward to SkålCon in Minneapolis at the end of the month. After that, we’ll be knuckling down on the Pathfinder Remaster and getting ready for…pitching next year’s Starfinder and Pathfinder Society storylines? Already?!?

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on September 27, 2023.

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-03: Heidmarch Heist*
Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-04: Equal Exchanges – Necessary Introductions*

Starfinder Society

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

*part of a subscription

It’s Called Fashion, Agents

We’re excited to announce some new apparel for all our Pathfinders and Starfinders! The logos for the Year of Unfettered Exploration and Year of Fortune’s Fall have been added to our Amazon store, along with the Paizo Organized Play logo. We’re working on getting these added to our main Amazon landing page, but for now the links below should take you to where you need to go.

Remember that wearing these shirts, hoodies or tote bags qualifies you for the Vestments boon in the Accessory Perks!

Pathfinder Society Year of Unfettered Exploration

Starfinder Society Year of Fortune’s Fall

Organized Play Logo

Sanctioning Updates

All’s pretty quiet on the sanctioning front this month! We’re in an unusual lull between our big Gen Con releases and the Q4 major releases of Starfinder Enhanced and the Pathfinder Remaster.

We do have one update to the Starfinder Society Character Options, however: the blessing of youth spell is now available for all precogs! This spell may only be cast from spell slots, not purchased in spell gems or similar consumables. Precog characters who wish to swap in this spell may do so the next time they level up as normal.

Pathfinder and Starfinder Society on Foundry VTT

At long last, adaptations of our Organized Play adventures are now available on Foundry VTT! The modules are available in two forms: an asset pack, which just contains the map images and tokens, and a deluxe version, which also includes the full adventure text in beautifully-styled journals.

Stay tuned to the Paizo blog for more news on how you can see these in action very soon!

First Seeker Election

The election for the Starfinder Society’s next First Seeker continues apace! Ballots are starting to roll in from all over the world and, I’ve gotta tell you, the race is neck and neck (and neck and neck). Remember that ballots close on October 31, so get out there and play SFS #6-06: Tomorrow’s Seekers to meet the candidates!

GM Recognition

Campaign Service Coins

This month, two new Campaign Service Coins were awarded to volunteers at local conventions. We award these coins to members of the community who have gone above and beyond to provide an exceptional program to the community at large. Campaign Coins are awarded based on nominations; if you believe someone in your community is deserving of this award (whether or not they are a Venture Officer), send an email to organizedplay@paizo.com with their name and reasons.

Congratulations to:
Joel Hager, who now holds a Campaign Coin and OP ID #900
and Cy Merriex, who now holds a Campaign Coin and OP ID #902

GM Ranks

Whether stars, novas, or glyphs, achieving a 5 ranking in any program involves a substantial amount of time. To achieve the 5th milestone, a GM must run 150 games, of which at least 50 must be unique scenarios and 10 special scenarios, and run between one and three games for venture-captains (program dependent). A conservative estimate of the time needed to reach the 5th milestone is 650 hours!

This month, we had two GMs earn their 5th Glyph for Pathfinder Society (second edition).

5th Glyph (PFS2): Terry T, Robert Wiesehuegel

Until next time: Explore! Report! Cooperate! And say hi to Purepurin for me!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

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

Greetings, players! In today’s blog we’d like to take a moment to recognize our talented freelance authors who contributed to the most recent slate of Starfinder Society adventures. Some of these authors have been writing for us for years, while others saw their names in print for the very first time!

Tune in next week for the Pathfinder Society edition of this blog, and drop your praise for our authors in the comments below!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

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Alex Speidel (he/him)
Starfinder Society Intro: Year of Redemption’s Rise

Hi again, long time no see! I had the distinct honor of writing the Intro to the Year of Redemption’s Rise. As a first Starfinder scenario (indeed, a first, full-length adventure), this was a daunting task, but I’ve never been one to shy away from a challenge.

My goal was not only to introduce the three new factions in fun and unique ways, but to give a “day in the life” of a Starfinder at the Lorespire Complex. I’m very pleased with how it turned out! I took inspiration from my time as a camp counselor and tour guide to write Charla’s tour, which was great fun (and apparently accidentally established an author trademark? Stay tuned for Starfinder Society Scenario #6-06: Tomorrow’s Seekers to learn what that means). My favorite thing to do when I run this scenario is to pepper in some of my favorite NPCs; players will often encounter Olive and Violet leading Fitch’s children on a heist through the kitchen or see Barsala working away in the research labs. I also got to give Ehu what I referred to as his “Kennedy moment” in the conclusion (we must repair the Society in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard…).

You can follow me on Bluesky (@alexspeidel.bsky.social) or Mastodon (alexspeidel@dice.camp), and as mentioned above, my next scenario is another tentpole: Starfinder Society Scenario #6-06: Tomorrow’s Seekers, wherein you’ll meet the new First Seeker candidates. I hope you all enjoy it!

Illustration by Sebastian Rodriguez

Alison Cybe (they/them or she/her)
Starfinder Society Scenario #5-03: Combatant’s Concerto: Fugue of the Traitor

Hi there friends, I’m Alison Cybe. Pronouns are they/them or she/her. I’m the author of the Starfinder Scenario Fugue of the Traitor.

In it, I wanted to mix a classic Agatha Christie style murder-mystery with an exploration into grassroots liberation movements; why groups of people rise to fight for themselves against oppressive cultures. Not a common mix of themes, but I’m a firm believer that the games we play can be about subjects and that entertainment media should always have something to say.

I penned the adventure over a year ago now, and I’ve had time to look back on what sections I enjoy the most and what I would change. I think the mystery section is the element that comes across the best, allows the players to get stuck in; but I would have loved it more if I’d have had more time to frame the NPCs and let the characters know them. I sometimes worry that I went overboard on the descriptions of imperialist atrocities, as that is what content warnings are for.

This year is my foray into creating adventures for Pathfinder Society, and you can find my adventure, Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-02: The Blackwood Lost, on sale this month. Inspirations for it include the covers of many prog rock albums. How is that an inspiration? Play it and see! I was also allowed to work in a subplot that’s very important to me...

You can find me on twitter @alisoncybe, on facebook as Alison Cybe, and on Discord!

Isis Wozniakowska (she/her)
Starfinder Society Scenario #5-04: Fragment of the 4th

Hey everyone, my name is Isis Wozniakowska (she/her), and I wrote Starfinder Society Scenario #5-04: Fragment of the 4^th, one of season 5’s the Drift Crisis themed scenarios for levels 9-12. It was my first major foray into writing something that high of level, though I’ve played through several Starfinder Adventure Paths and tons of scenarios of those levels and love seeing what the game can do up there and what kinds of crazy abilities players can have. My main priority was making sure the scenario really felt like a continuation of so many things the Starfinders have done across the past seasons and make sure that even in times like the Drift Crisis, they have made a good impact on the universe and can keep doing so if they stick to it. I won’t spoil anything that happens, but I’m super proud of the NPCs in it and how they remind us that Starfinder Society Organized Play is a living campaign with continuity. Aside from that I’m also just happy because it’s high level content and truly we all get that great endorphin rush when the numbers go up. Big number go BrrrRRRrrrr!

Hilary Moon Murphy (she/her)
Starfinder Society Scenario #5-06: Tarnished Legacy: Historia’s Holdout

Hello! I'm Hilary Moon Murphy (aka Hmm) a Minneapolis librarian and writer. I am here today to talk about my favorite Starfinder Society Scenario #5-06: Tarnished Legacy: Historia's Holdout. I loved writing this scenario because it is part mystery, part wacky dungeon delve, and all heart. If you haven't played it yet, I hope that it surprises you in the best possible way.

One of the challenges that I faced with this scenario is that Historia Prime was a past villain who had so much awful history. Was there anything new that I could reveal about his nefarious deeds, and still keep a light-hearted tone to this adventure? It was an interesting balancing act.

(Historia's Holdout is followed by the delightful Starfinder Society Scenario #5-08 Tarnished Legacy: Star Sugar Superstar!!! written by the very talented Emily Parks, but each part of this two-part mini-arc is a complete story in itself.)

If you are looking for more of my work, I am very excited for the upcoming Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-03: Heidmarch Heist, a mystery that will offer the famous Sheila and Canayven Heidmarch their first appearances in a PF2 Scenario.

Illustration by Allan Santos da Silva

Letterio Mammoliti (he/him)
Starfinder Society Scenario #5-09: Counterfeit History

Howdy!
My name is Letterio Mammoliti (he/him) and I wrote Starfinder Society Scenario #5-09: Counterfeit History for the Year of Redemption’s Rise. I had incredible fun working on this adventure even though it meant showcasing some Starfinders in a less than positive light. I got to include an arrogant espraksa, create a gang of thugs, and two dedicated archaeologists, which is always great!

It is hard to say which part was my favorite. I loved making the day of Dig Boss Hartek a truly miserable one (even before the Starfinders showed up) and I enjoyed describing the Vartaikam Bazaar and the Firewings’ operation.

My twitter is @Letterio_DM, although I am rarely active there. I have also worked on Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-06: Signal from the Electric Laboratory.

I am glad I was given the chance to work on a Starfinder adventure, especially considering the incredible work that everyone has been doing on this amazing game.

Matt Duval (he/him)
Starfinder Society Scenario #5-10: Shadow of the Vault Lord

You Starfinders wish to know the secrets of the Vault Lord? You are braver or more foolish than most! We shall indulge your curiosity before you are scattered to dust.

The tales of Salvation’s End are not dissimilar from the speculative works of your primitive entertainments, with the cursed Guiding Intelligence treating test subjects like characters from your Outer Limits or Twilight Zone. But we have transcended such simple games and prefer the more exciting adventures like your Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, watching the futile efforts of these heroes as they clash against ultimate powers like ourselves. We have always stopped watching once they find themselves in a certainly lethal trap, assured of their ultimate demise.

Our most recent target vault for conquest is an advanced center of work, entertainment and learning, an Experiential Proper Center Of Testing. With the inhabitants there under our power, the domination of this station will soon be at hand! Then we shall delight in your fellow Starfinders’ pleas for mercy before delivering the final crushing blow.

Our messenger can be found on Twitter @sleepyfelix. We thank Jessica Catalan for her good service in continuing these transmissions.

Now, farewell, Starfinders. We leave you to your certain demise with only this inoperable starship and spare parts to keep you company before oblivion.

...They escaped?! Impossible! Next time, Starfinders! Next time!

Dennis Muldoon (he/him)
Starfinder Society Scenario #5-13: Finding the Forgotten

Hello Starfinders! My name is Dennis Muldoon (he/him). I was delighted to co-write Starfinder Society Scenario #5-13: Finding the Forgotten with my wife, Kate Baker. I really enjoyed working on this scenario, particularly working with Kate to make sure that all the clues were consistent with the true nature of the situation the PCs find themselves in, while avoiding being so obvious they give away the secret. I'm really proud of where this one ended up, and I hope you enjoy! You can find me on Twitter @dkmuldoon (at least until Triune finally decides it's a bad idea and shuts it down). For more of my recent Starfinder work, check out my article on Gaskari in StarfinderPorts of Call, and my volume in the upcoming Mechaggedon! adventure path, due some time in 2024!

Illustration by Tom Ventre

Rigby Bendele (they/them)
Starfinder Society Scenario #5-15: Beta Test

My first credit freelancing with Paizo was Starfinder Society #2-03: The Withering World. Getting to write for Starfinder Society is always a treat. Since the games are single sessions, it forces me to have a focus on each part working just right. However, they're also part of a larger world, so I can dig into aspects of the setting that I want to explore. For Starfinder Society #5-15: Beta Test, I got to do both of these. While it's designed as a Starfinder Society adventure, it's great for anyone looking for a single session in the level 11-14 range.

I'm also excited to have my authorship on a volume of Mechageddon! announced. If you like my design style at all, you should play or run Mechageddon! when it comes out (or before, if you're a precog). It's got everything a person could want, like mechs, kaiju, and - oh no, I'm being pushed off stage so I don't spoil the ending! Well, I guess you'll have to play it to find out.

Chris Wasko (he/him)
Starfinder Society Scenario #5-16: To Catch a King

Hi! I'm Chris Wasko (he/him), and I've written a few Paizo adventures, most recently Starfinder Society Scenario #5-16: To Catch a King. The outline for this scenario was one of the most detailed I've received, with multiple set pieces, plot developments, and requests for fully-fleshed NPCs with distinct personalities and motivations. I leaned on some ideas from my very first scenario—Pathfinder Society Scenario #7-18: Faithless and Forgotten, Part 3: The Infernal Inheritance—to realize the scenario's central setting, creating a dynamic playground for PCs to explore. I particularly enjoyed writing the more antagonistic "Starfinders," figuring out their tics and how PCs could understand and manipulate them without open conflict. I'm excited for some more of my work to emerge in the upcoming Mechageddon! adventure, as well as to see some of my favorite scenarios being revamped in the Scoured Stars adventure path!

OPC Musings

Congratulations on surviving Gen Con, players! I’m assuming, anyway. Like the June update, I’m writing this before Gen Con even begins. What did you think of those new announcements? That Starfinder Second Edition sounds pretty cool! [note to future self: remove this if we don’t announce it so I don’t blow the surprise]

Seriously though, I’m SO excited to finally be able to share all the new information with you all! The new edition of Starfinder, a playtest coming up for Pathfinder, the Remaster on the horizon, and so much more. It’s an exciting time at Paizo HQ! And this blog is chock-full of information, so let’s dive right in.

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on August 30, 2023.

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Society Intro: Year of Unfettered Exploration*
Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-02: The Blackwood Lost*

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-06: Tomorrow's Seekers*†
Starfinder Bounty #9: Burning Ambitions

*part of a subscription
† released early to Venture Officers to run during the month of August

Convention News

This section usually lives at the bottom of the blog, but there’s some news I wanted to make sure had a prominent place! The OP team’s travel schedule for the rest of 2023 has been locked in. Here’s where you can come out and meet us!

August 18-20: I will be at Dragonflight in Bellevue, WA somewhat unofficially.

September 1-4 (Labor Day weekend): I will be attending Gateway in Los Angeles, CA.

Additionally, Josh Foster will be attending DragonCon in Atlanta, GA!

September 29-October 1: Jessica Catalan and I (as well as possibly others) will be attending SkålCon in Minneapolis, MN. A number of Paizo staffers and freelancers will also be at BigBadCon in San Francisco, though we don't have an official presence.

Finally, and perhaps most newsworthy...

December 1-3: Paizo returns to PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia, PA! Volunteer applications are now open. This convention will be the first chance for you to demo Starfinder Second Edition with a member of the Starfinder team!

We'll also be running acquisition-focused tables of Pathfinder, Starfinder, and for the first time, board game demos of Goblin Firework Fight and Elemental Stones! I'm very excited to be returning to the show. Again, applications are now open, and we’d love to have you join us!

On top of all of these, the fall months are some of our most active for local conventions. These smaller conventions are a great way to meet your local Pathfinder and Starfinder community, so we recommend you check out our convention calendar to find one near you!

Sanctioning Updates

Has anything interesting been released for Pathfinder lately? Probably not, right?

Ah, well, except Pathfinder Rage of Elements. That’s pretty exciting, and it’s now sanctioned for play! Rules are available on the Character Options page, and there are new boons in the Boon Store for some of the Uncommon options.

For Starfinder Society, the Drift Hackers Adventure Path sanctioning documents have finally been uploaded, allowing you to earn credit for playing through the adventures!

Coming up next will be sanctioning for Pathfinder Adventure: Rusthenge and the Sky King’s Tomb Adventure Path, as well as Starfinder Enhanced. Now that we’re on the other side of Gen Con, we’re also going to be spending time working on the rules regarding the new Remastered books, which we hope to have ready well in advance of their release.

Pathfinder Class Playtest

The Pathfinder Rules & Lore team has announced the next class playtest scheduled for September 1! Pathfinder Society will support this playtest as we’ve supported all class playtests using the rules in the Guide to Organized Play. In short: you can build and play characters using the new rules and apply credit to your existing characters as if they were pregenerated characters.

Remember that GM participation in playtests is opt-in. If a GM chooses not to allow characters from a ruleset they’re not familiar with, that’s entirely acceptable! We hope you all enjoy the newest creations from the Rules & Lore team.

Starfinder Second Edition Field Tests

Starfinder Second Edition is coming! In anticipation of the full playtest in 2024, the Starfinder team has begun releasing Starfinder Field Tests. These bite-size PDFs are packed with information on upcoming classes and rules, as well as the design team’s goals and thoughts. You can download the first one at starfinderplaytest.com.

We just want to clarify that for Starfinder Society play, these options are not legal. Once we get closer to the full playtest, we’ll share the specifics of how Starfinder Society will support it. For now, please enjoy the previews and get ready to playtest at our conventions next year!

Pathfinder and Starfinder Society on Foundry VTT

Some exciting news for our Foundry GMs and players!

Starting August 30th, we’ll be giving Pathfinder and Starfinder Society the same premium treatment on Foundry VTT that we’ve been giving our Pathfinder Adventure Paths. Each of these modules will be a one-time purchase that will be updated throughout the season with new content as we release it, and will be available in both a streamlined version that only provides maps and tokens for those who own the PDFs as well as a deluxe version that also includes fully-styled journals containing all of the adventure content. Keep an eye on the Paizo blog for updates!

First Seeker Election

The polls have opened for the Starfinder Society’s First Seeker election! Agents are flocking from around the galaxy to cast their votes. The early polls are in, and the race is neck and neck (and neck and neck)!

While Starfinder Society Scenario #6-06: Tomorrow’s Seekers releases at the end of the month, Venture Officers have been granted early access to maximize your opportunities to play the adventure before casting your vote. We encourage you all to get out and meet the candidates! As it’s repeatable, you can even play it multiple times for credit to get the clearest view of your options. Once you’ve done so, head to paizo.com/firstseeker to cast your vote.

Pathfinder Society Year 5 Updates

With the launch of PFS Year 5 last week, the following updates have gone into effect!

• 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 are also 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 have been removed from the Boon Store. 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 has been reduced to 40 Achievement Points! This boon has also been updated to include the talos and ardandeheritages from Pathfinder Rage of Elements.

Boon Updates

Boon Request Threads

The OP team gets requests all the time for boons for character options. Now that the Boon Store is up and running, I thought it would be best to centralize those requests in one location, so I did that! There are now Boon Request threads for Pathfinder Society and Starfinder Society pinned in their respective forums. Feel free to head over to favorite the suggestions you like and add new ones if they haven’t already been posted.

Seeker of Knowledge

Just a note that, now that replays are functional, the Seeker of Knowledge boons in the boon store also now work correctly! Purchasing one of these boons grants your account 4 SFS Replays, one per reputation tier. Players who previously purchased these boons should now see four additional Replays in their account as well.

Retail Incentive Program Updates

Our Retail Incentive Program is designed to help players support the game stores and venues that 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. The major changes are:

• Adding a new “heroic” tier, unlocked when a table spends 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!

GM Recognition

Campaign Service Coins

This month, two new Campaign Service Coins were awarded to volunteers by their RVC. We award these coins to members of the community who have gone above and beyond to provide an exceptional program to the community at large. Campaign Coins are awarded based on nominations; if you believe someone in your community is deserving of this award (whether or not they are a Venture Officer), send an email to organizedplay@paizo.com with their name and reasons

Congratulations to:
Bill Tobin, who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #896
Brad Grinstead (bigrin42), who nows holds a campaign coin and OP ID #897

Until next time - Explore! Report! Cooperate! And unlock the elemental power within you!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Greetings, players! We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be attending PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia, PA this December! We’ll be running scenarios, bounties, and demos for Pathfinder and Starfinder Society. We’ll also be running demos of our board games for the first time!

This show will also be your first chance to demo the brand new Starfinder Second Edition! Our volunteers, led by a member of the Starfinder design team, will be showing off this exciting update to our game.

We’re now soliciting volunteers for the show! We are currently seeking volunteers for the following roles:

• Game Master: Run tables of Organized Play Scenarios
• Bounty GM: Run bounty tables for Pathfinder (Second Edition)
• SF2 Demo GM: Run demo tables for Starfinder (Second Edition). Applicants should have strong Starfinder knowledge (both lore and system) and preferably have related demo experience.
• Board Game Demo GM: Run demo tables for Goblin Firework Fight and Elemental Stones. Applicants should have strong board game knowledge (both our games and general board games) and preferably have related demo experience.
• Headquarters (HQ): Answer player and GM questions, seat players, handle conflicts and disputes, and report games after completion

Please read this important information before applying:

• Volunteer applications will be reviewed and accepted or rejected by the PAX Unplugged Organizing Committee. Filling this form out does not guarantee acceptance; you will receive an email with further information from the PAXU committee.
• PAX Unplugged schedules will be assigned by the committee. You will be asked for your preference of system and level, but you will not necessarily be able to choose the specific scenario(s) you run. The committee’s intention is to assign people to run the same scenario multiple times during the weekend. There is a free-form field at the end of the form to enter specific requests, though there’s no guarantee they will be honored.
• Reward information is listed in the table below. GMs who do not qualify for a badge will still need to purchase one.
• Applications will be processed on a rolling basis, beginning no later than August 28. The earlier you get your application in, the more likely it is you’ll get the scenarios you want. Please be patient as we put the final details on the convention internally before we send out GM emails!
• Please note that we will not be providing hotel rooms for GMs. All GMs will need to provide their own accommodation. Parking reimbursement is available for 7+ slot GMs if requested.
• Any questions about the GM signup process should be sent to the committee at paxunplugged[at]gmail[dot]com.

Rewards Table

Blocks	Parking Pass	Hardcover Product	Exhibitor Badge	In-Game Reward	Voucher
7+ blocks	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
6 blocks		✓	✓	✓	✓
5 blocks			✓	✓	✓
4 blocks			✓	✓	✓
3 blocks			✓	✓	✓
2 blocks				✓	✓
1 block				✓	✓

*Definitions for rewards:

• Exhibitor Badge: a badge for the duration of the event.
• In-game reward: A reward for characters based on the current organized play GM reward programs. Pathfinder Society (Second Edition)/Starfinder Society is Achievement Point rewards at the Premier Plus (2.0x) level. Benefits for board game & SF2 Demo GMs are TBD.
• Hardcover Product: GMs at this tier will be able to choose between Pathfinder Player Core, Pathfinder GM Core, or Starfinder Enhanced.
• Parking Pass: Reimbursement for parking at up to $30/day.
• Voucher: earn one voucher for $10 spendable on paizo.com for every block run.

PAX Unplugged 2023 Volunteer Application

Major Conventions Planning Server

Anybody interested in volunteering at PAX Unplugged should join the OPF Major Conventions planning server by clicking the image below. Follow the instructions in #welcome to get access to the relevant channels. All important information will be conveyed on this server as well as via email, so please join the server!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Brad Fiske and Nicholas Ruchlewicz
PAX Unplugged Organizing Committee

Hey there, Starfinders! The team here at Wayfinder Weekly, your one-stop shop for all the latest Starfinder happenings, are thrilled to bring you the latest in our continuing coverage of the First Seeker Election! The race to replace Ehu Hadif is neck-and-neck according to the latest polls, and your vote matters!

Our freelance political reporter, Lyta Lantrell, caught up with each of the candidates at a recent mixer in the Lorespire Complex cantina. In the interest of editorial fairness, we asked all four of them the same questions. We hope this information helps you make your choice!

What makes the Starfinders the best organization in the Pact Worlds?

Aurora Everbright: We’re the best in the business at what we do, but most importantly, we ain’t scared of nothing! Starfinders are always ready to leap into the fray or explore a new world. Whenever anybody in the galaxy needs help, we Starfinders are right there to give folks what they need.

Sarmak: My people have found that the Starfinders are valuable allies to their friends, especially the downtrodden and disadvantaged. The organization is willing to assist, but always tries to listen to the wishes of those they’re aiding for how best to contribute.

Dr. Heldin Sevaile: Why, the boundless capacity to do good! This is the finest scientific organization I’ve ever been part of, and its resources are nearly limitless!

Nykiti Lampadephoros: A light, shining in the darkness on untouched shores. A vault of treasures, kept safe from harm and those who would do harm. Also, excellent tea in countless varieties! [Nykiti’s offer to read our reporter’s tea leaves was declined for ethical reasons.]

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How would you change the organization as First Seeker?

Sarmak: Goodness, you know, I hadn’t really considered that! The effect my presence would have…hmm. Perhaps… [He thinks for a moment.] perhaps we could do more to ensure Starfinders can learn a trade during their time with us?

Dr. Sevaile: Under my leadership, the Society would take its place among the academies and laboratories of the galaxy as a revered institute for learning and experimentation. Additionally, the discoveries we make would be used to create low-cost medicinals, further elevating our prominence.

Nykiti: The Society would become a home for those magic users who feel adrift, supplanted, misunderstood. There are many things the Society has discovered—so many loose ends! We should not let them dangle. We’ve many promising adventures to return to!

Aurora: We could be the biggest name in the Pact Worlds! We’ll turn our best agents into brand ambassadors and recruit influencers from across the infosphere to join us! Oh, and of course, we’ll use the Starfinder Chronicles to tell our story right—no more misinformation about us under my watch!

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What’s in your adventuring kit?

Dr Sevaile: Well, let’s see here…yes, about two weeks of insect protein-based rations—care to try? [Our reporter declined this offer for gastronomical reasons.] Suit yourself! Also a sample collection kit, never know when you’ll find something interesting to take back. Ah! And an emergency beacon. Won’t make that mistake twice!

Nykiti: My “kit,” such as it is. Largely, I use my divination tools on missions. [She empties her pockets, scattering what appear to be chicken bones as well as a digital harrow deck on the counter.] I do try to bring several aeon stones and spell ampoules to use on myself or provide to allies as needed. I’m always prepared for the future.

Aurora: You know, I was just talking with a sponsor about selling Everbright Adventuring Kits! I’ve always got a hygiene kit with me—gotta look good for the vidstream! And of course, backup batteries for my vidstreaming rig. If I’m racing, I take my lucky hood ornament with me as well. It’s gotten me out of more than one scrap!

Sarmak: Much of my kit is built from what I needed on my homeworld. Radiation protections have always served me well. Along with my old engineering kit, I tend to keep scrap metal, wires, screws, that sort of thing. You never know when it’ll come in handy!

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What’s your favorite vacation spot?

Nykiti: I had a marvelous time at this lovely resort and spa orbiting a black hole last year. The rejuvenating facial scrub! Never in my wildest foretellings could I have imagined the effects.

Aurora: I’ve been lucky enough to get courtside seats at a few professional brutaris games, and WOW! Seeing that much action up close was incredible! I’m gonna try to go to the next tournament if I can.

Sarmak: Ah, well, I suppose it’s a bit of a busman’s holiday, but I did recently travel to Arshalin to examine the Worldshards up close. The weather was dreadful, unfortunately, but I’m eager to return someday!

Dr. Sevaile: You know, I’m really more of a “staycation” fellow myself. I’ve been on plenty of missions around the galaxy, and if I go to the jungles of Castrovel or some such I’ll just end up collecting new specimens! No, if I need some time off, it’s the couch, some healthy snacks, and a Freedom and Fire marathon for me.

The four candidates for First Seeker: Nykiti Lampadephoros, Aurora Everbright, Dr. Heldin Sevaile and Sarmak. Illustrations by Nicholas Phillips

Fascinating answers from our candidates! We hope this information has informed your votes. Don’t forget to take advantage of First Seeker Ehu Hadif’s meet-and-greet sessions with the candidates, and get your ballots in before the deadline!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

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!

OPC Musings

Happy July, everybody! I hope those of you who attended Pride events last month had a lovely time; I certainly enjoyed Seattle Pride. Now, however, is the month of a different sin. Tragically not Sloth, there’s too much to do!

Gen Con is less than a month away! We’ll have over 500 tables of games running in Indianapolis and several hundred sessions online as well. I can’t wait to see the Sagamore filled to the brim once again; Gen Con’s a lot of work, but the dopamine hit is worth it. After that, no rest for the wicked—we’ve got plenty to do this fall between the Pathfinder Remaster, fall conventions, and several other things I’m so close to being able to talk about.

Luckily, this month’s update is much shorter than last month’s! Look out for a blog later this month about the Pathfinder Society rule changes for Year 5, but for now, let’s dive in.

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on July 26, 2023.

Pathfinder Society

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

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

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-05: Unearthing Ulumbia*

*part of a subscription

First Seeker Election

Last month we announced the four candidates to be the next First Seeker of the Starfinder Society! If you haven’t checked out the blog already, head over to meet Aurora Everbright, Dr. Heldin Sevaile, Nykiti Lampadephoros, and Sarmak.

On Paizo Live last week I also revealed the campaign posters for the candidates! The art team hit it out of the park with these. Head over to paizo.com/firstseeker to download the posters so you can print them out and plaster them all over your game store’s walls.

The ballot will open on August 3 with the launch of SFS #6-06: Tomorrow’s Seekers at Gen Con. We encourage everybody to play through the scenario as many times as you want before casting your vote! The polls close on October 31, 2023.

Sanctioning Update

We’ve had a busy month in the sanctioning mines! Last month we released sanctioning for The Enmity Cycle, the standalone Pathfinder adventure, as well as Pathfinder Lost Omens Highhelm, the latest infusion of Golarion lore. We also posted sanctioning documents for both A Few Flowers More and Operation Seaside Park, the two Free RPG Day adventures for this year (for Pathfinder and Starfinder, respectively). Remember that after Free RPG Day, these adventures are not permitted to be run for credit until July 25, 2023.

We’ve been hard at work getting Pathfinder Rage of Elements ready for Gen Con, and I think you’ll see it ready for play on the first day of the show! The Stolen Fate and Drift Hackers Adventure Paths are also ready to fly as soon as the sanctioning documents are in my hands, which should be any day now. After that, our focus will turn to the Sky King’s Tomb AP, as well as the twin knockout punches of Starfinder Enhanced and the new Pathfinder Player Coreand GM Core.

GM Recognition

This month, two new Campaign Service Coins were awarded to volunteers by their RVC. We award these coins to members of the community who have gone above and beyond to provide an exceptional program to the community at large. Campaign Coins are awarded based on nominations; if you believe someone in your community is deserving of this award (whether or not they are a Venture Officer), send an email to organizedplay[at]paizo[dot]com with their name and reasons.

Congratulations to:
Joe Blomquist, who now holds a Campaign Coin and Organized Play ID #876
Jeff Stop, who now holds a Campaign Coin and Organized Play ID #877

Conventions

Watch this space next month for what I hope will be some very exciting news on the convention front! I’m not able to discuss it just yet, but we’ve got some big news coming.

Until then, I’ll remind you all that in addition to Gen Con in a little under a month (!!!), there are plenty of local conventions this summer and fall. Check out our Conventions calendar to see where you can find Paizo Organized Play activities!

I told you this month was shorter! Until next time—Explore! Report! Cooperate! And, apparently, gossip?

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

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

Three years ago, First Seeker Luwazi Elsebo fulfilled her mandate as head of the Starfinder Society and announced her retirement. Four prominent Starfinders stepped forward to vie for the mantle of First Seeker. Each candidate was based on the character of real-world players, and they were featured in Starfinder Society Scenario #2-07: Four for the First. Starfinder Society players from around the world cast their votes and elected Ehu Hadif Ko’ra Amares of Clan Tolar as our First Seeker.

Much like First Seeker Luwazi Elsebo before him, First Seeker Ehu Hadif has announced his upcoming retirement. With the culmination of the Year of Fortune’s Fall, Ehu will be stepping down as First Seeker, and a new first seeker will take his place for the launch of Season 7 of the Starfinder Society campaign.

This past fall, we released a boon that allowed real-world players to submit their Starfinder Society characters for consideration for First Seeker. Over a hundred experienced Starfinders were submitted, and we’ve been hard at work narrowing these Starfinders down to four.

At GenCon this August we’re releasing Starfinder Society Scenario #6-06: Tomorrow’s Seekers, an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters that introduces these four candidates. By playing this scenario, you’ll have a chance to meet, question, and go on a mission for each of these four potential First Seekers! When you’re done, swing by paizo.com/firstseeker and vote for your preferred candidate to help shape the future of the Starfinder Society!

Below are a few important notes about this scenario and the First Seeker Election.

• Since so much of this scenario involves the PCs getting to know specific candidates and the types of missions to expect from them, this scenario eases the restrictions on run time. If you want to play this scenario over an extended time slot or over two sessions to make sure none of the interactions feel rushed, please do so.
• Because we want players to get to know the candidates and understand that may take multiple play-throughs, Tomorrow’s Seekers will be a repeatable scenario.
• Though players may experience the scenario multiple times, only one vote per player counts. The First Seeker election uses ranked ballot voting.
• In late June, our First Seeker Election 2023 landing page goes live! Once it’s live, you can visit paizo.com/firstseeker for more information on how and when to vote, the First Seeker candidates, and other assets, including an in-character information flier on our candidates.
• In July, visit the com blog for a First Seeker Election roundtable! This in-character blog will give you more details on all four of our candidates, including their personalities, interests, and plans for the Starfinder Society.
• Voting begins in early August, alongside the release of Tomorrow’s Seekers at GenCon, and closes October 31st, 2023. You can cast your vote at paizo.com/firstseeker. This gives our community over two months to play Starfinder Society Scenario #6-06: Tomorrow’s Seekers and cast their vote for First Seeker.
• This scenario remains playable (and repeatable) after the voting window closes, players just won’t get the opportunity to vote for the new First Seeker.
• Sometime in late 2023, we’ll reveal the results of the vote, which will help to shape the direction of season seven of the Starfinder Society, releasing in 2024.

And now, it’s my honor to present a short introduction to our four candidates for First Seeker! For more information, check out Starfinder Society Scenario #6-06: Tomorrow’s Seekers later this summer.

Aurora Everbright, artist Nicholas Phillips

Aurora Everbright

(she/her) daring halfling pilot
Aurora Everbright is an ambitious and bold Starfinder. She’s a pilot and professional racer, and she’s quite media savvy. Aurora believes that the Starfinder Society’s achievements and heroics have gone uncelebrated—a situation she intends to remedy. Aurora has pledged to double funding for the long-running Starfinder Chronicles and to collaborate with a variety of entertainment and media partners to produce a selection of new vidcasts, documentaries, vidgames, and other media for public consumption, all centered on the heroic exploits and groundbreaking discoveries of the Starfinder Society.

Heldin Sevaile, artist Nicholas Phillips

Dr. Heldin Sevaile

(he/him) brilliant half-orc scientist
Dr. Heldin Sevaile is an intelligent and altruistic Starfinder. He’s a scientist with degrees in botany and biochemistry, and a doctorate in genetics. Dr. Sevaile plans to lead a scientific expedition to catalog the flora and fauna of the galaxy, and create a library of genetic sequences. It’s his hope that scientists and scholars the galaxy over will mine this dataset for potential new medicines and treatments. He’s promised to make any new pharmaceuticals discovered by the Starfinder Society available to the public on a non-profit basis.

Nykiti Lampadephoros, artist Nicholas Phillips

Nykiti Lampadephoros

(she/her) insightful sarcesian diviner
Nykiti Lampadephoros is an insightful and mysterious Starfinder. She’s a powerful spellcaster and diviner. Her prophecies and visions often seem frivolous or nonsensical but always prove useful in the end. Nykiti aims to investigate magical occurrences and anomalies, including Kazmurg’s Absurdity, and research the magical objects left uncatalogued in the Society’s vaults and storage spaces.

Sarmak, artist Nicholas Phillips

Sarmak

(he/him) curious izalguun electrician
Sarmak is a curious and passionate Starfinder. He’s a hunter, engineer, and electrician. He has an intense interest in ancient civilizations that built megastructures or displayed advanced technological capabilities. Sarmak is in the process of organizing an expedition to a city of the First Ones on Aballon. Exploring forgotten sites built by his people, izalguuns, is also a primary interest.

I want to give a hearty and heartfelt thank you to everyone who has and will participate in the First Seeker Election! This is an exciting event that I’m beyond honored to be a part of. I look forward to sharing more information on our candidates soon!

Until then, take care, Starfinders!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

OPC Musings

Welcome back to the OP Monthly Update! I know we missed last month, that’s entirely my fault. I was on my honeymoon, and then we announced a little thing called the Pathfinder Core Remaster, and by the time I came up for air, it was already mid-May!

Luckily it’s smooth sailing now, which is a lie, because convention season is in full swing! As I write this blog we’re doing our final preparations for PaizoCon Online. I can’t wait for this show, and I’m so excited for our upcoming shows like UK Games Expo and Gen Con. Not to mention, this fall I’ll be heading to a few local conventions! More on that soon, hopefully. For now, I’ve got a supersized OP update to deliver, so let’s get started.

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on June 28, 2023.

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-15: In Glorious Battle

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-03: Project Dawn
Starfinder Society Scenario #6-04: Secrets Long Submerged

*part of a subscription

Pathfinder Core Remaster

Last month, we announced the Pathfinder Core Remaster: an overhaul and update of our Pathfinder Second Edition ruleset, a necessary but difficult maneuver given the events of recent months. I am sure that for many of you, the first question was “how will this affect Pathfinder Society?” The short answer is: we don’t know yet! The longer answer is that these books literally don’t exist fully yet; they won’t go to the printer for another month or so. Until they do, we can’t begin to answer these questions.

Rest assured that as soon as we can, the OP team will be diving into the new rule changes to figure out how to make the updates as seamless as possible for the community. For now, I ask for your patience on this topic. There will be many questions to answer in the weeks ahead, but we’ve got a steady hand on the metaphorical tiller.

FAQ and Boon Updates

In the quiet time before convention prep, the Pathfinder Society developers and I had some time to sit down and hammer out some updates to boons available in the boon store, as well as to handle some FAQs for the program. The full updates are available on the FAQ page, but here’s a summary of the changes:

• The Second Chance boon has been updated to indicate that purchasing and using this boon also covers the cost of recovering your body and any lost possessions if necessary. If a character is undead (such as a skeleton), they can use this boon to benefit from a similar ritual to restore themselves to their previously undead state.
• Similarly, an FAQ clarifies that in the event that your character ends a scenario alive but otherwise inaccessible (such as being imprisoned or transported to another plane), the Second Chance boon can be purchased and used to return your character to safety.
• Another FAQ clarifies which version of an item or character option to use in the event the option is reprinted in another book. In short, a hardcover printing of an option is considered the standard option unless otherwise stated. This applies to both Pathfinder and Starfinder Society.
• The Secondary Initiation boon has also been clarified to cover how it handles entry requirements for organizations (it handwaves them as occurring offscreen) and which ranks PCs can choose to be within organizations (anything reasonable is fair game, but no, your PCs are not fourth-mark Firebrands).
• Finally, we have issued one minor clarification to the Magic Arrow feat from the Pathfinder Advanced Player’s Guide, which you can find on the Character Options page as normal.

Starfinder Society Year 6 Updates

Program Changes

SFS Year 6 launched at PaizoCon Online! Hopefully, anyway; I’m writing this before the show, so if a dinosaur attacks, someone let future me know. The following Starfinder species are now considered “always available”: gnoll, hanakan, kiirinta, quorlu, raxilite, shimreen. Players are free to build characters of these species as often as they like; as always, characters with an Admittance Boon for these species gain an additional +2 to one ability score immediately.

The Achievement Point cost for a boon to play a character of the following species has been reduced to 80 Achievement Points: astriapi, cephalume, contemplative, trox, uplifted bear, urog. Meanwhile, the following species are now playable with the purchase of a boon from the online Boon Store: entu colony, huitz’plina, grippli, kitsune, kobold, psacynoid, samsaran, scyphozoan, trinir, and tryziarka.

Finally, a few more boons have been added to the Boon Store! Starfinders who enjoy having a permanent emblem of their position can now purchase the Marked Starfinder boon for 2 AcP after playing at least one session to gain a Society Subdermal Graft. Additionally, characters can now undergo a Training Montage (or Extended Training Montage) to retrain their character’s abilities! These provide more robust retraining options than the previously available mnemonic editor. Full text of these boons, as always, can be found on the Starfinder Society FAQ page.

The Guide to Organized Play: Starfinder Society has been updated with all these changes, as well as a brand-new overhaul and visual upgrade! Incredible thanks to Jared Thaler and Peter Nalepa, both of whom have worked very hard to make the guide more user-friendly and accessible. They’ve created a feedback thread on the forums for comments or questions.

First Seeker Election

Last month we formally announced Starfinder Society #6-06: Tomorrow’s Seekers! This scenario will allow you to meet the four PCs who were selected to vie for the title of First Seeker. You may note my name on the cover as the author; I’m so excited for this adventure and for you all to meet these wonderful colorful characters!

Look for some upcoming blogs where we’ll be revealing the candidates, their platforms, and a bit more about them. Campaign season begins when the ballot opens at Gen Con (August 1–4), and the voting period will close in mid-October. If you want to cast your vote, don’t miss your chance to play the scenario in that two-month period!

Sanctioning

One of the reasons we could get away with missing April’s blog was that it was a pretty quiet month on the release front! Luckily, we’ve got some new toys for you this month!

For Pathfinder Society, this month’s new release is the brand-new standalone adventure, The Enmity Cycle. The sanctioning documents for this adventure are just waiting to be exported; once they are, we’ll be sure to add them to the product page.

On the Starfinder side, the new hardcover rulebook Starfinder Ports of Call has been released and sanctioned for play! Visit the Character Options page for all the details. While you’re there, why not check out the new options from the Drift Hackers Adventure Path, which are also now sanctioned! Chronicle sheets for players and GMs will also be available on the product page for the AP as soon as they’re exported.

Coming up next, we’ll be getting sanctioning documents out for the Free RPG Day adventures (foreshadowing for the next section)! After that, for Pathfinder Society we’ve got the Stolen Fate Adventure Path and Pathfinder Lost Omens Highhelm on the docket, and Starfinder Society will be pretty quiet until the fall!

Free RPG Day

June 24 is Free RPG Day here in the United States! This initiative provides retailers with exclusive access to free RPG products from a number of companies, including Paizo. We have two adventures in this year’s kit: A Few Flowers Morefor Pathfinder and <em>Operation: Seaside Park for Starfinder

If your store is participating in this event, sanctioning documents and chronicle sheets will be available prior to the event! You’ll be able to get credit for your Organized Play characters after participating in these adventures. Free RPG Day is a great way to kickstart a new RPG group at a store, so we encourage you all to head to a participating retailerfor the event!

GM Recognition

At PaizoCon Online last weekend, I awarded three individuals with brand new Campaign Coins and Organized Play IDs. We award these coins to members of the community who have gone above and beyond to provide an exceptional program to the community at large. Campaign Coins are awarded based on nominations; if you believe someone in your community is deserving of this award (whether or not they are a Venture Officer), send an email to organizedplay[at]paizo[dot]com with their name and reasons.

Congratulations to:
Jofiane “Fi,” who now holds a Campaign Coin and Organized Play ID #887
Milan Badzic, who now holds a Campaign Coin and Organized Play ID #888
and Harmeshver “Resh” Singh, who now holds a Campaign Coin and Organized Play ID #889

GM Ranks

Whether stars, novas, or glyphs, achieving a 5 ranking in any program involves a substantial amount of time. To achieve the 5th milestone, a GM must run 150 games, of which at least 50 must be unique scenarios and 10 special scenarios, as well as run between one and three games for Venture-Captains (program dependent). A conservative estimate of the time needed to reach the 5th milestone is 650 hours!

This month, we had one GM earn their 5th Nova for Starfinder Society and one earn their 5th Glyph for Pathfinder Society (second edition).

5th Nova (SFS): Terry T
5th Glyph (PFS2): Tim Munsie (TMun)

Congratulations to our outstanding GMs and volunteers!

Conventions

It’s convention season! As this blog is posted, I’ll be getting ready for my first games at UK Games Expo in Birmingham. It’s my first official trip abroad and I can’t wait to meet our European community! If you’re in the area, come say hi!

We've also announced PaizoCon South Pacific, running from June 30–July 2 in Sydney, Australia! While I won’t be attending (this year...), the Paizo community will be turning out for a great time.

And of course, there are tons of local conventions in your area! Check out our conventions calendar to see what events are happening near you and go roll some dice.

That’s quite enough from me—thanks for sticking with the supersized update. There’s a reason we try to do these monthly! Until next time, Explore! Report! Cooperate! And have a spot of tea!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

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.

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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

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