June 2022 Scenario Previews

Watch out, Starfinders! The Drift Crisis is here!

The Drift is malfunctioning, Triune has fallen silent, and countless citizens of the Pact Worlds are lost to the chaos! Amid this upheaval, Fitch and numerous Starfinder volunteers trawl Pact Worlds space aboard the Master of Stars, searching for survivors in need of aid, derelict starships, Drift debris to investigate, and clues that might shed light on the source of the Drift Crisis itself. When a starship belonging to an ally of the Society is discovered immobile and powerless, Fitch dispatches a team of Starfinders to investigate. But the PCs’ simple quest to check in on a friend quickly becomes a rescue mission that will take them far beyond starship corridors to an annexed Drift beacon and the metaphorical doorstep of the mysterious “4th.” Starfinder Society Scenario #5-04: Fragment of the 4th is a scenario for levels 9–12 by Isis Wozniakowska.

This scenario is one of four stand-alone Starfinder Society Scenarios directly tied to the Drift Crisis, a galaxy-wide catastrophe detailed in Starfinder Drift Crisis. While basic knowledge of the Drift Crisis enriches the experience of this adventure, it is not required. The Starfinder Society Drift Crisis Scenarios include: Starfinder Society Scenario Special #4-99: A Time of Crisis, Starfinder Society Scenario #5-04: Fragment of the 4th, Starfinder Society Scenario #5-07: Planar Bloom, and Starfinder Society Scenario #5-14.

Buckle up, Starfinders! We’ll need all hands on deck to survive the Drift Crisis!

Illustration by Rodrigo Gallo

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

Hello, Pathfinders! We have two Year of Shattered Sanctuaries metaplot scenarios for you this month! Let’s dive in.

Time to wrap up the “Oppara” metaplot arc, which began with Pathfinder Society Scenario #3-11: No Time for Treason and concludes this month with Pathfinder Society Scenario #3-16: Escape from Oppara. After asking for the Society’s help to investigate the suspicious actions of Venture-Captain Muesello, Gloriana Morilla has once again called upon a group of agents to confront the Society’s hidden enemies in Oppara. For the plan to work, the agents must infiltrate the hideout of an insidious group of insurgents who have been plotting against the crown. Can the agents set things right? What else might they discover as they peel back the layers of the conspiracy? This metaplot adventure by Brent Bowser is for 3rd through 6th level characters.

Illustration by Alecksander Ribeiro

Meanwhile, Pathfinders at the Grand Lodge have had troubling dreams of late. Stranger still, while each Pathfinder’s dream is slightly different, they share many elements, as if they contain some sort of hidden message. The Society’s leaders believe the dreams to be a cry for help from someone trapped in a dangerous, otherworldly dream realm, and it’s up to a group of capable agents to enter the dream and learn the truth! Pathfinder Society Scenario #3-17: Dreams of a Dustbound Isle is an adventure for 7th through 10th level characters written by Matt Duval. It includes faction missions for the Radiant Oath and Verdant Wheel factions. As part of the four-part “Absalom” metaplot arc for Year 3, this adventure follows on the events of Pathfinder Society Intro: Year of Shattered Sanctuaries and Pathfinder Society Scenario #3-06: Struck by Shadows. The arc concludes with the upcoming Pathfinder Society Scenario #3-19: Mean Streets of Shadow Absalom.

Illustration by Raphael Madureira

Explore! Report! Cooperate!

Mike Kimmel
Pathfinder Society Developer