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Awesome! Let's get a subscription for the Special Editions in place, though, please!

this looks really cool, very noir

is it the starfinder 2e beginner box?

They very specifically said that it is not. This Deluxe Adventure will not include a condensed ruleset, you will need Player Core to run it. It will contain all of the enemy statblocks (because Alien Core comes out later). Thurston Hillman did mention that a Beginner Box was a good idea, though, so we might see one later on.

Cover for this scenario has tags for Metaplot (Immortal Influence), Grand Archive, and Vigilant Seal, but those tags aren't present here on the product page. Should they be ignored on the PDF? For what it's worth there aren't any faction specific missions in the adventure, though the reporting website asks for the results of extra missions for both.

Quick run one more before you submit the form.

Do you play as the elemental bat things?

Nope, that would be neat, but this is just for standard society characters. Playing as pre-gens like that is more of a Free-RPG day kind of thing, I think.

Does anybody know the significance of the

** spoiler omitted **

It is just how they want the encounter agents arranged. The C is the individual the H represents the mooks (letter is from the higher tier) and the number of the H is the order in which they are added as the CP warrants.

Did anyone get a digital copy in lieu of the delayed special edition?

Usually, when they do stuff like this, they unlock the PDFs around street date. So next week, on the 20th or 21st in this case? But they have not confirmed any date for it.

While that is the worst interpretation of the written text, it does seem to be accurate, as still no digital copy issued. Guess I'll wait until I could have purchased a cheap copy instead of a premium one.

Any word on how/when this is going to work?

However, we will be granting the PDF to Special Edition subscribers at the same time as the Standard Edition subscribers so that you can experience the content while you wait for your physical copy.

Folks are definitely getting their PDFs for the standard edition, will SE subscribers get their copies when all the standard editions are shipped (if that hasn't happened yet)?

First run of Q21 was about 1.5 hours (on VTT, so YMMV). They did manage to skip an encounter, so I can see 2 hours being the average.

This one also may be missing it's content warning on the cover:
This scenario contains themes of ritual sacrifice and murder. Before you begin, understand that player consent (including that of the Game Master) is vital to a safe and fun play experience for everyone. You should talk with your players before beginning the adventure and modify descriptions of the narrative as appropriate.

Is this OGL or ORC? I am uncertain when the Quests line will make the transition.

License referenced in the back is ORC.

It can be a lot, for sure, creating a Warhorn account, RPG Chronicles, signing up for new Discord servers and navigating those, not to mention Forge accounts and Foundry characters, character builders, character importers. And that's just Foundry, there are other VTTs as well. It definitely seems overwhelming at first.
I would say find a GM (or an experienced player) willing to help you out. I've helped many players with those steps and the nice thing is that for the most part, once you do it once, you're done (and/or it makes more sense for the next time). It definitely seems like a lot but I can get you from not even having a Paizo ID to being Foundry-ready in an hour, tops.
It definitely is a leap but there are folks out there willing to help.