Greetings all!
The finalized schedule includes over 1150 Paizo Organized Play (POP) games, as well as author-run events, non-organized play games, panels on both Discord and Twitch, and a full slate of Twitch-streamed games. For the full schedule, check out the PaizoCon Online Warhorn page. Reminder, all times are listed in PDT.In preparation for event registration, we suggest you visit the following sites and register accounts. You may use existing accounts on all the sites listed, so no need to create a new one just for PaizoCon Online.
- Register for an account and an organized play number at Paizo.com (if playing POP games)
- Join the PaizoCon Online Discord Server. Here is an invite code.
- Follow the Paizo Twitch channel.
Player signups go live Saturday, May 16th, at 1 pm PDT on the PaizoCon Online Warhorn page. Once you are registered for a game, please download the associated VTT platforms and input your character(s). All VTT information is listed in the Notes section of the Warhorn page. There is no need to register for panels or streams, they are included on the schedule to help in planning.
The Discord page is open and there are channels to chat before the event and ask questions if needed. You may also email paizocononline@paizo.com if you need assistance.
So without further ado, here are the descriptions for the special events we are pleased to offer at PaizoCon Online 2020. We will release the Twitch panel schedule on Thursday afternoon.
Author-Run Organized Play Tables
PFS2 1-12: The Burden of Envy (level 1-4)
Lysle Kapp
Swindler, rogue, and occasional Pathfinder ally Guaril Karela has approached the Society with an opportunity that Valais Durant, the leader of the Society's Radiant Oath faction, can't refuse. Guaril has been charging refugees to sneak them out of Xin Edasseril, a city ruled by the Runelord of Envy, and now it looks like Guaril won't be able to fulfill his contracts. Society agents are charged with sneaking into the dangerous city and sneaking out with a handful of its citizens before their absence is noticed so that the Radiant Oath can help them find new lives beyond their current ruler's tyrannical reach.
Sessions: Tuesday, May 26: 12pm (noon), Friday, May 29: 6am, Saturday, May 30: 6pmPFS2 Quest 3: Grehunde’s Gorget (level 1-4)
Kate Baker
Venture-Captain Bjersig Torrsen calls the PCs north to the town of Iceferry in the frigid Land of the Linnorm Kings. There, Bjersig informs the Pathfinders that he has a request from the family of a storied and long-dead Linnorm King. The family's patriarch, the warrior Hlavard Grenskuldr, appears to have perished in a shipwreck while wearing the family's heirloom, the gorget of the Linnorm King Grehunde the Sunchaser. For one hundred generations the family has passed this heirloom down from parent to child, until Hlavard sought to wear it on a journey to Valenhall as Grehunde herself had intended to do before perishing with the task unfinished. Unwilling to leave the relic to rust away in a watery grave, Hlavard's family has requested the Pathfinder Society's assistance in locating the shipwreck and retrieving the family treasure.
Sessions: Friday, May 29: 6pmPFS2 Quest 7: A Curious Claim (level 3-6)
Dennis Muldoon
Money is power in the land of Druma and those who know how best to manipulate the economics of the land have the most of both. The PCs are sent to Druma to investigate a missing ship and the particulars of an insurance claim related to its disappearance, though both ravenous undead and agents of one of the Pathfinder Society's fiercest rival organizations seek to keep them from the truth behind the ship's sad end.
Sessions: Saturday, May 30: 12pm (noon), Saturday, May 30: 3pmPFS2 Quest 9: Wayfinder Origins (level 3-6)
Dustin Knight
The Pathfinder Society has sent an expedition to a previously uncharted island! The island contains a door sealed with a type of magical technology thought lost with the ancient Azlanti empire. What secrets lie behind the door, and what dangers may lurk beneath the island's surface? To find out, the PCs will first have to solve the magical "puzzle" sealing the door and preventing contact with whatever lies beyond.
Sessions: Wednesday, May 27: 6pm, Thursday, May 28: 6pm, Friday, May 29: 6pm, Saturday, May 30: 6pmSFS 1-16: Dreaming of the Future
Sasha Laranoa Harving
The Starfinder Society pursues the dream visions of a Liavaran dreamer, seeking information lost in a time before the Gap. Three broken fragments form the key to a forgotten repository of knowledge hidden within the Pact Worlds. It's up to the PCs to find these missing fragments and brave the dangerous reliquary to secure a new source of prescient knowledge for the Society.
Sessions: Thursday, May 28: 12pm (noon)SFS 2-03: The Withering World (level 1-4)
Rigby Bendele
The Starfinder Society has dispatched an investigation fleet to a seemingly impossible world: a planet located between a nurturing sun and a voracious black hole. When a chance meeting with the local inhabitants leads the Society to discover another group of visitors who threatens this incredible planet, it's up to a group of heroes to make sure that the world's delicate balance does not break and the planet isn't sent hurtling into a black hole!
Sessions: Friday, May 29: 12pm (noon)SFS 2-18: Forbidden Tides (level 5-8)
Kate Baker
After the Starfinder Society made first contact with the morlamaws of Arniselle, the walrus-like people of that world have worked alongside several Pact Worlds organizations to explore their homeworld and other planets beyond. Recently, a group of radical morlamaws was discovered to have been working with an individual opposed to the Society's interests. The PCs travel to Arniselle to follow-up on this group's activities and link it back to the mysterious ysoki known as Datch. The truth behind these morlamaws is beyond comprehension, and threatens all life on Arniselle and beyond!
Scenario tags: Faction (Exo-Guardians)
Sessions: Saturday, May 30: 12pm (noon)SFS 2-21: Illegal Shipment (level 1-4)
Joseph Blomquist
As the Swarm invades the distant Suskillon system, a notorious collector of alien life captures several Swarm lifeforms with the intent of selling them to interested buyers. Bringing these creatures to Absalom Station as part of a clandestine trade, events go awry and the trader’s preserved wildlife escape into the station. In order to prevent station-wide panic, the Starfinder Society sends its best agents to find out what happened, track down the escaped Swarm lifeforms, and stop a full-scale infestation at the heart of the Pact Worlds!
Sessions: Saturday, May 30: 6pmThe following authors have volunteered to run one or more of their Paizo-published adventures. All tables will run as normal Organized Play tables and will earn full rewards.
Third-Party/Non-Organized Play Games
The Book in the Old House (Pathfinder second edition)
Russ Taylor, Legendary Games
Kick off the Aegis of Empires AP! Escort a nobleman to the an abandoned estate—fast and easy coin, right? But why is the neighborhood deserted but the house still pristine? I'm sure those furtive shadows, sinister rumors, and the deafening chorus of frogs haunting the grounds are nothing to worry about!
Sessions: Wednesday, May 27: 6pmScions of the Five Winds (Pathfinder second edition)
Vanessa Hoskins, Legendary Games
Five bearers of elemental power gather at the Temple of Elements to perform their annual blessing, when a dark power intervenes. Can the scions of the five winds defend their temple and fight off the dark power that seeks to unbalance the elemental forces?
Sessions: Thursday, May 28: 6am, Saturday, May 30: 6amWizards Wanted (Pathfinder second edition)
Scott 'Curaigh' Janke
Wizards Wanted! Explore, Report, Trade spells! This will be a session of PFS (2) where most of the players have a spellbook that needs filling. Tier and scenario will be determined by the players. Alchemist and anyone that can learn spells from another Pathfinder are also welcome.
Sessions: Saturday, May 30: 12pm (noon)Remnants of the Outer Dominion (Starfinder)
Matt Daley, Legendary Games
Remnants of the Outer Dominion is a 10th-level Starfinder adventure set in the Arcforge Campaign Setting. The wrecked Outer Lord starship known as Mourner's Comet has orbited the star of Aurin since the ancient race battled with the Dragons, its derelict hull visible across the skies of many worlds. As the wreck approaches near the inhabited worlds for the first time in over a century, scattered factions from different spheres converge upon Mourner's Comet to uncover its secrets and perhaps claim them for themselves.
Sessions: Friday, May 29: 6pmThe Wandering Water Bear (Starfinder; Author table)
Hilary Moon Murphy
Vaando dome on the ice-encrusted asteroid of Nisis is desperate. Under constant threat from diaspora wyrms that darken the waters and attack their settlement, they've hired the party to contact a missing dwarven scientist. The only one with clues to the scientist's whereabouts is her ex-spouse, Captain Cora, an irritable riverboat captain. Her ship, The Wandering Waterbear, is a submersible that travels between settlements on the River Between; it's also the smelly and nigh-indestructible shrunken corpse of a Giant Tardegrade. Captain Cora likes to pilot her ship down the river and ram wyrms. The party's job is simple; get on Cora's crew, find the scientist and save Vaando dome. This adventure appears in Wayfinder 20.
Sessions: Wednesday, May 27: 12pm (noon), Friday, May 29: 12pm (noon), Saturday, May 30: 6amBestiary Bash (Pathfinder first edition)
Scott 'Curaigh' Janke
Sharpen you claws and study your Agrippa! Monsters with class levels in a tournament to hold the Sapphire Blade!
Sessions: Thursday, May 28: 12pm (noon)Cat’s Meow (Pathfinder first edition)
Jessica Peters, Find the Path Ventures
Excuse me, my cat is lost. Can you help me find her? What seems to be a simple case of lost and found, soon expands into something more mysterious. Cat's Meow is a Pathfinder 1e adventure for 1st level characters. Adventure adapted from High Level Games.
Sessions: Friday, May 29: 6pmLegend of the Burning Star (Pathfinder first edition)
Steve Helt of Legendary Games
Dive into the spectacular Aegis of Empires AP with urban investigation and wilderness exploration to unravel an ancient and deadly mystery whose madness echoes down through the ages, run by the author! 10th level PCs
Sessions: Saturday, May 30: 6pmRiders on the Storm (Part 1) (Pathfinder first edition)
Greg Vaughan Track vicious raiders into the mountains for the voormann of Perenland and put an end to their attacks. An original Greyhawk adventure for 10th-level characters updated to Pathfinder (1e). Pre-gens provided. This is part 1 of a two-session game. Ideally the same players that sign up for this session should sign up for part 2 as well.
Sessions: Saturday, May 30: 12pm (noon)Riders on the Storm (Part 2) (Pathfinder first edition)
Greg Vaughan
Continuing the mission against the mountain raiders begun in Part 1. An original Greyhawk adventure for 10th-level characters updated to Pathfinder (1e). Pre-gens provided. This is part 2 of the same adventure from the previous session. Ideally the same players that signed up for part 1 should be the players in part 2 as well.
Sessions: Saturday, May 30: 6pmWizards Wanted (Pathfinder first edition)
Scott 'Curaigh' Janke
Wizards Wanted! Explore, Report, Trade spells! This will be a session of PFS (1) where most of the players have a spellbook that needs filling. Mid-tier 3-7 though the scenario will be TBD. Magi, alchemist and witches welcome too, but the focus will be on book-based casters wanting to trade some spells.
Sessions: Friday, May 29: 12pm (noon)Fall of Magic (Fall of Magic system)
Mike Ferdinando
Magic is dying, and the Magus is dying with it. We travel together to realm of Umbra where magic was born. "Fall of Magic" is a collaborative storytelling game where we play a group of travelers in the company of the Magus. On the way, we'll encounter strange hosts, fantastic places, and perilous choices as we play to find out who our characters are, how they relate, and how our journey changes us. Game rules will be taught at the table.
Sessions: Wednesday, May 27: 12pm (noon)The Flocculent Cathedral (Trophy Dark system)
Mike Ferdinando
Coiled in the moss-shrouded marshlands of The Mire lay the ruins of a lost temple to a forgotten saint. What riches can be found there... and what are you willing to do to claim them? Trophy Dark is a collaborative dark fantasy/horror RPG of desperate treasure-hunters seeking fortune in an enchanted forest that does not want them there. The game has very simple rules that will be taught at the table. This is an 18+ table.
Sessions: Thursday, May 28: 6pmLaser Metal: Quest for Fire (Attention Span Games’ Laser Metal system)
Mark Orr
In a brutal, futuristic, post-apocalyptic world only the most metal of heroes will survive. Will you join the quest for fire and rock the Laser Metal tournament? Laser Metal is a science fiction RPG that is light on rules but heavy on metal, and doesn’t' take itself too seriously. Players will play pregenerated characters provided by the GM. This is an 18+ table.
Sessions: Friday, May 29: 12pm (noon)Starfinder Adventure Card Game Concept (Reskinned Pathfinder Adventure Card Game)
Tyler Beck, et al
This event will allow players to join veteran PACG organizers in a celebration of the game format, set in the world of Starfinder and designed by Tyler "Cartmanbeck" Beck. The Dead Suns Adventure Path is the inspiration for this brand-new Core Set-style game. This game builds on the rules of the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, so significant experience with that game is recommended. This session will use pregenerated characters, and will be run using Tabletop Simulator software, so please be familiar with the controls and functionality of that platform beforehand. Which scenarios will be run during a given slot will be coordinated through the convention's Discord server. Please do not sign up for more than 2 slots of this game, in order to give other players the chance to experience it.
Sessions: Wednesday, May 27: 12pm (noon), Thursday, May 28: 6am, Thursday, May 28: 6pm, Friday, May 29: 12pm (noon), Sunday, May 31: 6amPlease note that no Organized Play credit or rewards will be awarded for these tables
Panels
Wayfinder #20 Launch Party and Chat
Tim Nightengale, Wayfinder/Paizo Fans United
With this year's PaizoCon going virtual, how about a Wayfinder release party as part of the fun? Join the Wayfinder Staff and Contributors in voice and text to chat about the newest issue!
Sessions: Tuesday, May 26: 6pm, Friday, May 29: 6pm, Saturday, May 30: 12pm (noon), Saturday, May 30: 6pmFreelancing 101 with Freelance Force
Mike Kimmel, Freelance Forge
Learn the basics of RPG freelancing from a panel of freelancers!
Sessions: Wednesday, May 27: 12pm (noon)What's New with Legendary Games!
Jason Nelson, Legendary Games
Get all the latest news and sneak peeks from the stars of Legendary Games, including the amazing Aegis of Empires AP Kickstarter ongoing NOW!
Sessions: Wednesday, May 27: 12pm (noon)Danger Club Presents: Level 0 to Level Hero
Dan Thompson, The Danger Club Podcast
Tune in to a live episode of The Danger Club and hear a group of British voice actors playing Pathfinder 2e. A team of level 0 characters are trapped behind enemy lines and hunted by terrible monsters. Can they make it home? Will they become heroes, or die as zeros?
Sessions: Thursday, May 28: 12pm (noon)Play-by-Post (PbP) 101
Play-by-Post Venture Officers, Organized Play Foundation
Interested in games online? Like to write descriptive narration? Talk to the team of PbP coordinators about the pros of playing PbP online as well. Through the use of Discord screen share, they’ll show you the ins and outs of a game.
Sessions: Thursday, May 28: 3 pmConverting a Galaxy: From Star Wars Saga Edition to Imperial Assault
Carlos Cabrera, Something Clever Games
Learn how a Star Wars GM converted his player’s characters from Wizard of the Coast’s roleplaying game to Fantasy Flight’s board game in an ongoing campaign since 2008. Carlos Cabrera is a freelancer who has worked with Legendary Games, Encounter Table Publishing, Rite Publishing, and Paizo.
Sessions: Saturday, May 30: 12pm (noon)Creating Dynamic Characters for the Gaming Table
Jessica Peters, Find the Path Ventures
Join Find the Path for this interactive seminar that delves into the ins-and-outs of creating dynamic and interesting characters. You'll get to work with the crew to build a character that implements our best tips, including using archetypes to guide mechanics selection, playing against stereotypes, and creating backstories that tie into the campaign and the world.
Sessions: Saturday, May 30: 9amPlaying Dynamic Characters at the Gaming Table
Jessica Peters, Find the Path Ventures
In this panel, Find the Path will give advice and strategies for roleplaying dynamic characters that stay true to your vision while also growing and evolving with the story at your gaming table. This is a continuation of Creating Dynamic Characters for the Gaming Table, but you do not need to have participated in that seminar to attend this one.
Sessions: Sunday, May 31: 9amMethods for Fast Combat
MrBoot
Learn methods that both players and GMs can use to hasten combat, improve smoothness of play, and encourage engagement in the game.
Sessions: Saturday, May 30: 12pm (noon)All panels listed here will be taking place via Discord text and/or voice chat, as determined by the panel organizer.
Remember, check back Thursday afternoon for the list of seminars streaming on Paizo’s Twitch channel.
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Organized Play AssociateTonya Woldridge
Organized Play Manager
PaizoCon Online Special Events and Player Instructions
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
