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March 2025 Organized Play Monthly Update

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Digital Adventure Releases

These adventures will be available on March 26, 2025.

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-12: The Burning of Greensteeples*

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-13: All That Glitters*

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-12: Those Who Call*

*part of a subscription


2025 Major Conventions

GM applications are now open for this summer’s major conventions! Join us at PaizoCon Online, Gen Con Indianapolis, or Origins! All GMs receive rewards based on how many slots they run, including Paizo vouchers, free badges for the show, and even Paizo products or housing at the highest slots. No Organized Play experience is necessary; if you’ve run our games, we can teach you everything you need to run scenarios, quests, and demos for the community. Come and join us this summer!

Gen Con & Origins Information || PaizoCon Online Information


Character Options Updates

Last week saw the release of two major Pathfinder books, NPC Core and Lost Omens: Rival Academies. Both books are listed on the Character Options page, and boons for some options (including community-favorite 500 toads) are available in the Boon Store!

We’ve also released sanctioning documents for the Spore War Adventure Path, which are available on the AP product pages. You can now fight Treerazer and earn Pathfinder Society credit while doing so!

The next major Character Options updates will come in May with the release of Lost Omens: Shining Kingdoms, as well as the Starfinder Galaxy Guide. Two ancestries from the latter, the contemplative and dragonkin, will be available to those of you who have participated in the Starfinder Playtest as outlined on the Playtest Tracking Sheet, so we’ll be sure to provide guidance on those options upon release.


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 three GMs reach their fifth rank!

5th Glyph (PFS2): Michael Johnson, David Li, Avram Suson

If you believe you’ve completed your 5th rank but haven’t been announced yet, please email me at organizedplay@paizo.com.


Conventions

Spring has sprung, and with it, convention season! Check out the Conventions calendar for upcoming events in your area. At press time we have more than a dozen events in the next couple of months, all looking for players and GMs!

This month, I will be attending Coscon in Butler, PA (just outside my hometown of Pittsburgh!) as well as GalaxyCon Richmond in Virginia. If you’re in the area for either of these, I’d love to say hi! Additionally, the day after PaizoCon I’ll be hopping on a plane to Birmingham for the UK Games Expo. Looking for a Paizo staff visit this fall? Drop me an email and let me know about your event; my contemplative gunslinger just might stop by!


Until next time adventurers—Explore! Report! Cooperate! And indulge in sin responsibly!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

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Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/55/55/5 ****
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Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Starfinder Charter Superscriber

Congrats David and the other 5-glyph heroes! Thanks for all you do to make org play happen!
Paizo Employee 5/55/5 ** Organized Play Coordinator
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This didn't make it into the blog for press time but will be added next time I update the Character Options page:

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Previously existing characters with the Runelord class archetype as printed in Secrets of Magic may continue using it alongside the legacy wizard class as printed in the Core Rulebook. New boons for this version may not be purchased.

New characters or characters which have rebuilt to use the remastered wizard class in the Player Core must use the Runelord class archtype as printed in Lost Omens: Rival Academies.

As a general rule, the OP team does not provide guidance on edicts or anathema, as they are inherently subjective. Runelord anathema should evaluated in the context of their former spell schools and common sense for the game. A temporary fireball is not considered creating something and attacking an enemy would not violate an anathema against protecting others or changing a physical thing.
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Big thanks to the OP team for choices to allow Runelords to remain unchanged if desired.

I've been dreading having to redo my Runelord for months and this is a notable relief.
Scarab Sages 4/5 5/55/55/5 **** Venture-Captain, Australia—NSW—Greater West
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Congradulations to all the 5 glyph GMs. We all appreciate the work put in to get there, and I am sure all your players also appreciate it.
Advocates 3/5 5/55/5 Venture-Lieutenant, Conventions—PaizoCon

Congrats MJ, and everyone else who worked hard to get those glyphs!
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Pathfinder Adventure Path, Lost Omens, Maps, Rulebook, Starfinder Maps Subscriber

HUGE Congrats to Michael Johnson, David Li, Avram Suson!!!! 5 Glyphs is not easy and the result of years of hard work. Welcome to the club.
Wayfinders 4/5 5/55/55/55/5 ***** Contributor

Welcome to the 5 Glyph Club to Michael Johnson, David Li, and Avram Suson!
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Alex Speidel wrote:

This didn't make it into the blog for press time but will be added next time I update the Character Options page:

Quote:

Previously existing characters with the Runelord class archetype as printed in Secrets of Magic may continue using it alongside the legacy wizard class as printed in the Core Rulebook. New boons for this version may not be purchased.

New characters or characters which have rebuilt to use the remastered wizard class in the Player Core must use the Runelord class archtype as printed in Lost Omens: Rival Academies.

As a general rule, the OP team does not provide guidance on edicts or anathema, as they are inherently subjective. Runelord anathema should evaluated in the context of their former spell schools and common sense for the game. A temporary fireball is not considered creating something and attacking an enemy would not violate an anathema against protecting others or changing a physical thing.

Thanks! This is very helpful.

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