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I finally managed to put a Fetchling NPC into a game last weekend, and the players loved it. I decided the dealer of black onyx to a particular necromancer was a fetchling smuggler, and while his 'material' body was careful not to reveal any information, one of the player characters managed to strike up a conversation in signs with his shadow, who was happy to give them a lead. Lots of potential in that concept!

1e-wise, Planar Adventures has a Shadow Plane section and Distant Realms has a section on Shadow Absalom. (There might be something else hiding in some AP backmatter or other book but those are the two main ones I know of.)

Fetchlings have me excited as well! I just made a fetchling bard character whose performances are shadow puppetry, which I'm extremely looking forward to seeing in play.

Thanks! And I love that idea about the shadow puppets.

I like to start by asking players what they remember from the last session. I have some players who keep good notes, which are helpful for recaps, but it helps me to hear what stuck in their memory and what didn't.

I generally alternate between using D&D's dungeon tiles, PF flip-tiles, and hand-drawn map as the session demands. If I've got a scripted scene I can reasonably well replicate with tiles, I prefer to go that route, but hand-drawn is always trusty and reliable. That said, I've found tiles really helpful for getting random encounters moving quickly. I don't have to spend extra time drawing in details like trees or inclines or other obstacles, and they generally just look nice. With dungeon tiles, they also come with a lot of pawn-like accessories you'd get with Dungeon Decor. I might pick them up though, as I'm looking to sell dungeon tiles off before long.

Shows you how often I check these responses, right? :) That's helpful to hear, and I've found the same thing--the tiles are excellent for quick, smallish encounter spaces. Can't wait till we can all do more in-person games so I can experiment with them more. I keep wanting to make larger layouts with them, but I haven't quite found my stride.

This is great! FWIW, I appreciate that this post is a list of Black creatives who are actually getting *paid* to bring their vision to the Paizo universe. Thanks for all the gorgeous artwork and writing!

Definitely a bummer. My druid went to the lodge and pre-ordered the scrolls, but it sounds like they won't even be shipping until Neth or Kuthona.