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This scenario had a lot of balance of combat, skill challenges, and RP, as well as lots of scenery and interesting places. I feel overall it's a simple-to-understand scenario, but that's not always a bad thing!

(I will say that I have seen a theme of a lot of wilderness/outdoors adventures in the early scenarios, though)

I actually really liked this scenario. It was simple and a slugfest, but it allowed me to really test out the combat of the new system and get a feel for how it all works. Things were well thought out and interesting.

It's a little too simple for my tastes with very little story and RP elements to speak of (with is what knocked off a star), but I still enjoyed it quite a bit. It's fun to sometimes get a combat-heavy scenario!

This scenario was great fun. I would say I had tons of fun in the beginning and middle parts of the scenario. I do like there's a scenario where tons of skills come into play, although the skill section dragged a little. I would say that is a very minor criticism though... I'd love more sections like that.

The reason for the 3 stars is that it's too difficult. I don't think such an early scenario in the life of a new system should be this difficult. That's what knocked 2 stars off of this.

Probably the best early scenario for PFS2!

Had lots of RP, lots of combat, and a good mix of skills. Great atmosphere as well, and I loved the mystery aspect to the scenario.

Prime example of a good early scenario!

Great Scenario, play it!

I'm very tolerant of scenarios, but the gimmick of this scenario is one of the worst, most tedious, and most un-fun experiences I have ever had.

This scenario is incredibly epic. Epic storyline, awesome NPCs, epic battles, great RP opportunities, all wrapped up into one scenario. The story is easy for the players to understand while still being amazing, and I can't rave enough about the battles here. Plus there's tons for skillful characters to do as well! This is truly worthy of being a 7-11 scenario.

No spoilers, but the final battle of this scenario is simply not fun for the party.

This scenario is a good scenario.

This scenario is also great for Halloween with all the Pumpkins.

Unfortunately, the combats are so easy that I just can't give it 5 stars. Every combat I ran in this was over in 1 or 2 rounds. The only reason anyone came close to injured was a crit, but then they were quickly out of danger again.

OK, this is far and away the best evergreen out there, and there's a big astounding reason why: it really and truly embraces of what makes an evergreen an evergreen. Huge amount of replayability and a unique experience every time on the GM's end.

If I had one criticism, I believe it may be a little too challenging on the players for an evergreen. But even so, it might be just a tad.

Overall, great scenario and well written.

OK, this scenario is plain awesome. Great use of technology and a work-around to make it not annoying, usage of 2 different relatively unused rulesets used in tandam with each other to create great effect, an understandable story that actually gets relayed to the players, well designed encounters, unique and interesting flavor, wonderful and flavorful NPCs, and lots of usage of both combat abilities and skills to boot. This scenario has it all!

There's one thing I like about this scenario above all else: Lots of decisions, and every decision made has a consequence of some kind. There's also lots of contingencies that account for a high level party. That's the sign of good writing.

This scenario is awesome. It's easy to prep, easy to understand (on both the GM and players), straightforward but unique story, and challenging all in one scenario. It has epic moments, unique moments, and plenty of room for roleplaying without railroading it.

This adventure really was the perfect mix of everything you want in an adventure. A great mix of skills, role-play, story, group decisions, and combat all wrapped into one scenario, as well as all of those elements being high-quality.

***Spoilers below***

To start off, let me first say that this was run at a gameday, not at a convention. I spent hours beforehand researching the mass combat rules and making sure I got every nuance right. I also went through a mock speech before the gameday to make sure I could explain it in the timeframe, even if our timeframe was generous at 5.5 hours (we still spent the entire time). I also printed out materials beforehand and drew the map on the hex grid side of my mat big enough so that everyone could fit their minis in the hexes. I PMed all the players at my tables with information beforehand telling them what they were getting into with this scenario. So yes, there was a lot of preparation put into this scenario. Also, all the players at my table had played wargames...I was the exception!

With all that said, it was probably one of my favorite tables I've ever ran.

I think this scenario would probably be much less fun with a party who is not open to trying new things, or probably more likely a GM who isn't willing to put in the extra work this scenario requires. It does require a lot of preparation, but in the end I feel the scenario is worth it.

First, let me start off by saying that my group played normal mode at 7-8. Everyone at the table had a great time, and this conclusion to a season was epic.

That being said, even as a player, I could tell this scenario is incredibly unbalanced and really shouldn't be part of the normal scenario line...this is stuff that should remain in the likes of Bonekeep that outright advertise their deadliness.

Why am I saying this if I had such a great time? That's because my GM was very good and fair in this scenario. If he wanted to, because of the imbalance, he could have simply ended the scenario in a TPK. This is not something we need to condone in PFS. Having inappropriate CRs that "try" to scale like this simply doesn't work as intended, and malicious GMs can have as much of a bloodbath as they want to where the players could do basically nothing about it. And this is on normal mode!

People could say "You play this one for the challenge." But where's the fun if the BBEG, when played to the best of his ability, could TPK the party instantly but instead holds back?

Edit:
Reflecting back on this, there are two things the scenario did right.

I have to say, this is probably one of my favorite scenarios ever made. It has everything you could want. Great RP opportunity without too much of it, interesting characters, intelligent enemies with appropriate encounters for their intelligence, and challenging battles. The setting is awesome and the story is well thought out.

I have played this once and GMed it twice now, and I would be willing to GM it ten more times. I love it!

This is a very combat-heavy scenario, just as a warning to those who wanted it. That being said, it is incredibly well done, challenging, and keeps things interesting by not repeating encounters over and over again. It is deserving of "epic" descriptor in all senses of the word.

I must say, the very beginning of this module is something I really enjoyed...the interaction with the market and the setting presented were pretty fun to play around with, plus trying to figure out what to do. But as soon as we got passed that (which took us about an hour and a half), the entire module took a nosedive for the worst.

First of all, I would like to say that I really don't like this module as a 1-5. The fact that new players are very likely to play the scenario is not something I like. When I played this, we had several venture officers in the group and had a marvelous time, I would have rated this 5 stars based on that experience. When I ran it, It was for 3 newer players and 3 other players who hate puzzles. The entire table hated it.

Those who are new to the game don't know of the lore of Golarion, and aren't ingrained into the story of season 4, and therefore really don't care about the events happening in the story of this one.

I would give any GM a warning about running this. If your party doesn't like puzzles and doesn't know much about the lore of Golarion, then don't run this. It's just not worth it. However, if you have veteran PFS players who know about Golarion lore and care about the story, then absolutely run this one, as your table will have a blast.