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EDIT: Please ignore any references in the dates to Specials. We will NOT be running any Specials this time around.

EDIT: Please ignore any references in the dates to Specials. We will NOT be running any Specials this time around.

EDIT: Please ignore any references in the dates to Specials. We will NOT be running any Specials this time around.

EDIT: Please ignore any references in the dates to Specials. We will NOT be running any Specials this time around.

EDIT: Please ignore any references in the dates to Specials. We will NOT be running any Specials this time around.

ANNOUNCING PLAY-BY-POST OUTPOST IX

PbP Outpost IX Event # 7,278,126
When: March 2, 2026 to May 11, 2026

Primary HQ location: Our channel on the Organized Play Discord at PFSchat.com #pbp_outpost_ix

Greetings Pathfinders and Starfinders!

We’re all very excited to announce the upcoming PBP Outpost IX! I will try to keep this as brief as possible so that folks can find all the information quickly. We will be having adventures of all sizes, including quests, bounties, and scenarios!

We welcome Society players and GMs of all experience levels, from grizzled veterans to wide-eyed newcomers.

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Important dates:

ANNOUNCING PLAY-BY-POST OUTPOST IX

PbP Outpost IX Event # 7,278,126
When: March 2, 2026 to May 11, 2026

Primary HQ location: Our channel on the Organized Play Discord at PFSchat.com #pbp_outpost_ix

Greetings Pathfinders and Starfinders!

We’re all very excited to announce the upcoming PBP Outpost IX! I will try to keep this as brief as possible so that folks can find all the information quickly. We will be having adventures of all sizes, including quests, bounties, and scenarios!

We welcome Society players and GMs of all experience levels, from grizzled veterans to wide-eyed newcomers.

★ ---- ★ ---- ★ ---- ★

Important dates:

ANNOUNCING PLAY-BY-POST OUTPOST IX

PbP Outpost IX Event # 7,278,126
When: March 2, 2026 to May 11, 2026

Primary HQ location: Our channel on the Organized Play Discord at PFSchat.com #pbp_outpost_ix

Greetings Pathfinders and Starfinders!

We’re all very excited to announce the upcoming PBP Outpost IX! I will try to keep this as brief as possible so that folks can find all the information quickly. We will be having adventures of all sizes, including quests, bounties, and scenarios!

We welcome Society players and GMs of all experience levels, from grizzled veterans to wide-eyed newcomers.

★ ---- ★ ---- ★ ---- ★

Important dates:

ANNOUNCING PLAY-BY-POST OUTPOST IX

PbP Outpost IX Event # 7,278,126
When: March 2, 2026 to May 11, 2026

Primary HQ location: Our channel on the Organized Play Discord at PFSchat.com #pbp_outpost_ix

Greetings Pathfinders and Starfinders!

We’re all very excited to announce the upcoming PBP Outpost IX! I will try to keep this as brief as possible so that folks can find all the information quickly. We will be having adventures of all sizes, including quests, bounties, and scenarios!

We welcome Society players and GMs of all experience levels, from grizzled veterans to wide-eyed newcomers.

★ ---- ★ ---- ★ ---- ★

Important dates:

ANNOUNCING PLAY-BY-POST OUTPOST IX

PbP Outpost IX Event # 7,278,126
When: March 2, 2026 to May 11, 2026

Primary HQ location: Our channel on the Organized Play Discord at PFSchat.com #pbp_outpost_ix

Reporting Links
We will be using RPG Chronicles for signup management and reporting. [u]If you have an RPG Chronicles account[/u], you can manage signups and chronicle generation (including emailing chronicles to your players) simply by logging into your existing RPG Chronicles account and using the Outpost IX event code.

[u]If you do not have an RPG Chronicles account[/u] and don’t wish to create one, no problem. Simply click the link below to report as a “guest GM”.

Outpost IX Reporting

For more information about using RPG Chronicles for reporting, please check out this link

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Greetings Pathfinders and Starfinders!

We’re all very excited to announce the upcoming PBP Outpost IX! I will try to keep this as brief as possible so that folks can find all the information quickly. We will be having adventures of all sizes, including quests, bounties, scenarios, and even the latest multi-table specials!

We welcome Society players and GMs of all experience levels, from grizzled veterans to wide-eyed newcomers.

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Important dates:

Just wanted to pop in here and thank GM Tarondor for stepping up to keep this game going. I am going to work with him to get the RPGChronicles table transferred over and go ahead and report the game so you can all get that sweet, sweet AcP multiplier.

I hope the rest of your game goes smoothly and that you all have fun.

Again, thank you Tarondor!

Just about to report one game (the PFS1e one but the PFS2e one has a long way to go. What should I do about that?

if you can finish this week, then go ahead and report the game. If you can't then the best thing to do is withdraw the game from Gameday and report it under your own event when it is completed.

Was I supposed to ask for Boon rolls?

for the PF1 game, yes

That’s A Wrap!

174 games were registered, 106 GMs ran the games, and hundreds of players joined them. What a great turnout!

Once the last few games get reported, we will be mailing out 50 randomly drawn prize vouchers, so make your offerings to the gods of chance, and may fortune be on your side. Also, at the same time we will be sending out those PF1 boons to the GMs and lucky players.

We want to hear your feedback, so please fill out this feedback form. Let us know what you liked, and how we can improve in the future. This form is anonymous, but if you want us to get back to you, please let us know how (paizo forum message, discord DM, or email).

Gameday XIV feedback survey

Thank you all for participating in Gameday XIV, and be on the lookout for the next PBP event, Outpost VIII, coming this spring.

Last Days!
Okay GMs, we are entering the last few days for Gameday XIV. Most of you have already wrapped up your games and reported by now (great job, by the way), but we still have about 15 games still going. Please wrap these up as soon as possible so your players can get ready for the next adventure.

Even if it looks like you won’t finish the gameplay byDecember 3 we are asking you to go ahead and report your games] by the deadline so that we can finish up the admin stuff and close out the convention before the holidays. Please help us by getting these last few games reported. Thanks again for stepping up to run games. It is greatly appreciated!

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
When the dust clears, only the Pathfinders are left standing. The remaining undead fall to dust and the few surviving Dispatch agents drop their weapons in surrender as the Society’s victory is complete. Zarta Dralneen and Viore Ciobanu immediately busy themselves with recovering the somewhat unstable aiudara that was constructed here, while Eando Kline walks amongst the agents, giving reaffirming pats on the back and handshakes.

“Exceptional job, everyone. While this might not be the typical mission we undertake for the Pathfinder Society, you still handled it with grace. You should all be proud of yourselves today for what you’ve accomplished.”

Nearby, Red Mantis Assassin Giovana saunters through the opposing forces’ remains, sucking on a piece of alchemical candy and once again cleaning blood from her iconic sawtooth sabers. She pulls the sweet treat past her lips and gives Eando an almost sultry look while tossing him the still-bloody cloth. “You know, the Pathfinders aren’t half-bad in a fight. Maybe we’ll work together again in the future. Perhaps in... closer quarters?”

Eando’s face turns a shade of crimson for a moment as he catches the bloody rag. He then gives Giovana a knowing little smile through his beard as he uses the cloth to clean his own sword, before sending the Pathfinders back home.

I’d like to extend a giant thank you to all the GMs that ran this year’s Special, and all the players that came out to vanquish the dastardly Aspis Consortium. I hope everyone had fun and will make running and playing in our mutli-table specials a regular tradition. Thank you all!

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
When the dust clears, only the Pathfinders are left standing. The remaining undead fall to dust and the few surviving Dispatch agents drop their weapons in surrender as the Society’s victory is complete. Zarta Dralneen and Viore Ciobanu immediately busy themselves with recovering the somewhat unstable aiudara that was constructed here, while Eando Kline walks amongst the agents, giving reaffirming pats on the back and handshakes.

“Exceptional job, everyone. While this might not be the typical mission we undertake for the Pathfinder Society, you still handled it with grace. You should all be proud of yourselves today for what you’ve accomplished.”

Nearby, Red Mantis Assassin Giovana saunters through the opposing forces’ remains, sucking on a piece of alchemical candy and once again cleaning blood from her iconic sawtooth sabers. She pulls the sweet treat past her lips and gives Eando an almost sultry look while tossing him the still-bloody cloth. “You know, the Pathfinders aren’t half-bad in a fight. Maybe we’ll work together again in the future. Perhaps in... closer quarters?”

Eando’s face turns a shade of crimson for a moment as he catches the bloody rag. He then gives Giovana a knowing little smile through his beard as he uses the cloth to clean his own sword, before sending the Pathfinders back home.

I’d like to extend a giant thank you to all the GMs that ran this year’s Special, and all the players that came out to vanquish the dastardly Aspis Consortium. I hope everyone had fun and will make running and playing in our mutli-table specials a regular tradition. Thank you all!

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
When the dust clears, only the Pathfinders are left standing. The remaining undead fall to dust and the few surviving Dispatch agents drop their weapons in surrender as the Society’s victory is complete. Zarta Dralneen and Viore Ciobanu immediately busy themselves with recovering the somewhat unstable aiudara that was constructed here, while Eando Kline walks amongst the agents, giving reaffirming pats on the back and handshakes.

“Exceptional job, everyone. While this might not be the typical mission we undertake for the Pathfinder Society, you still handled it with grace. You should all be proud of yourselves today for what you’ve accomplished.”

Nearby, Red Mantis Assassin Giovana saunters through the opposing forces’ remains, sucking on a piece of alchemical candy and once again cleaning blood from her iconic sawtooth sabers. She pulls the sweet treat past her lips and gives Eando an almost sultry look while tossing him the still-bloody cloth. “You know, the Pathfinders aren’t half-bad in a fight. Maybe we’ll work together again in the future. Perhaps in... closer quarters?”

Eando’s face turns a shade of crimson for a moment as he catches the bloody rag. He then gives Giovana a knowing little smile through his beard as he uses the cloth to clean his own sword, before sending the Pathfinders back home.

I’d like to extend a giant thank you to all the GMs that ran this year’s Special, and all the players that came out to vanquish the dastardly Aspis Consortium. I hope everyone had fun and will make running and playing in our mutli-table specials a regular tradition. Thank you all!

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
When the dust clears, only the Pathfinders are left standing. The remaining undead fall to dust and the few surviving Dispatch agents drop their weapons in surrender as the Society’s victory is complete. Zarta Dralneen and Viore Ciobanu immediately busy themselves with recovering the somewhat unstable aiudara that was constructed here, while Eando Kline walks amongst the agents, giving reaffirming pats on the back and handshakes.

“Exceptional job, everyone. While this might not be the typical mission we undertake for the Pathfinder Society, you still handled it with grace. You should all be proud of yourselves today for what you’ve accomplished.”

Nearby, Red Mantis Assassin Giovana saunters through the opposing forces’ remains, sucking on a piece of alchemical candy and once again cleaning blood from her iconic sawtooth sabers. She pulls the sweet treat past her lips and gives Eando an almost sultry look while tossing him the still-bloody cloth. “You know, the Pathfinders aren’t half-bad in a fight. Maybe we’ll work together again in the future. Perhaps in... closer quarters?”

Eando’s face turns a shade of crimson for a moment as he catches the bloody rag. He then gives Giovana a knowing little smile through his beard as he uses the cloth to clean his own sword, before sending the Pathfinders back home.

I’d like to extend a giant thank you to all the GMs that ran this year’s Special, and all the players that came out to vanquish the dastardly Aspis Consortium. I hope everyone had fun and will make running and playing in our mutli-table specials a regular tradition. Thank you all!

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Giovana grins approvingly as Rowan the Whispering falters. “So close, Pathfinders. Now finish the job!”

Table GMs, the Silence Broken condition is now in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Zarta Dralneen raises a ward to deflect an errant bolt of magic from a weakening Sotroz. “We’re almost there, darlings. You just need a little push...”

Table GMs, the Cracked Mirror condition is now in effect

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Giovana grins approvingly as Rowan the Whispering falters. “So close, Pathfinders. Now finish the job!”

Table GMs, the Silence Broken condition is now in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Zarta Dralneen raises a ward to deflect an errant bolt of magic from a weakening Sotroz. “We’re almost there, darlings. You just need a little push...”

Table GMs, the Cracked Mirror condition is now in effect

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Giovana grins approvingly as Rowan the Whispering falters. “So close, Pathfinders. Now finish the job!”

Table GMs, the Silence Broken condition is now in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Zarta Dralneen raises a ward to deflect an errant bolt of magic from a weakening Sotroz. “We’re almost there, darlings. You just need a little push...”

Table GMs, the Cracked Mirror condition is now in effect

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Giovana grins approvingly as Rowan the Whispering falters. “So close, Pathfinders. Now finish the job!”

Table GMs, the Silence Broken condition is now in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Zarta Dralneen raises a ward to deflect an errant bolt of magic from a weakening Sotroz. “We’re almost there, darlings. You just need a little push...”

Table GMs, the Cracked Mirror condition is now in effect

Extension - Only 2 weeks left!

GMs and Players, due to the week-long downtime of the forums while the new paizo store was being set up, we have decided to extend the deadline for Gameday XIV reporting until Dec 3. Please make sure all your games are reported by then.

GMs, with only 2 weeks left in Gameday XIV play, you should be winding down your tables (assuming you aren’t already finished) and getting them ready for reporting by our HQ crew. Hopefully you are in a good place to finish by the Dec 3 end date, but if not, please go ahead and mark your tables Ready for Reporting by Dec 3 so we can wrap up the convention. Then, finish your games as soon as you can. If you need assistance in pushing your game to the finish, please contact your PBP lodge Venture Officers.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Inside the domed inner sanctum is a complex ritual space, with stonework rising out of thick mud. Along one side of the space stands an arcane abomination of an aiudara cobbled together from pieces of others and Nexian technomagical know-how. Zarta Dralneen coordinates splitting up Pathfinder teams to encircle the area as the Red Mantis Dispatch’s two leaders, a ghoul arcanist and an aiuvarin assassin, gather their bodyguards and prepare to make their last stand.

The final confrontation has begun.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Inside the domed inner sanctum is a complex ritual space, with stonework rising out of thick mud. Along one side of the space stands an arcane abomination of an aiudara cobbled together from pieces of others and Nexian technomagical know-how. Zarta Dralneen coordinates splitting up Pathfinder teams to encircle the area as the Red Mantis Dispatch’s two leaders, a ghoul arcanist and an aiuvarin assassin, gather their bodyguards and prepare to make their last stand.

The final confrontation has begun.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Inside the domed inner sanctum is a complex ritual space, with stonework rising out of thick mud. Along one side of the space stands an arcane abomination of an aiudara cobbled together from pieces of others and Nexian technomagical know-how. Zarta Dralneen coordinates splitting up Pathfinder teams to encircle the area as the Red Mantis Dispatch’s two leaders, a ghoul arcanist and an aiuvarin assassin, gather their bodyguards and prepare to make their last stand.

The final confrontation has begun.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Inside the domed inner sanctum is a complex ritual space, with stonework rising out of thick mud. Along one side of the space stands an arcane abomination of an aiudara cobbled together from pieces of others and Nexian technomagical know-how. Zarta Dralneen coordinates splitting up Pathfinder teams to encircle the area as the Red Mantis Dispatch’s two leaders, a ghoul arcanist and an aiuvarin assassin, gather their bodyguards and prepare to make their last stand.

The final confrontation has begun.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Viore Ciobanu blasts a ghoul to cinders while Giovana decapitates another with her wicked blades. The pair burst through a pair of large iron-bound doors. The Venture-Captain calls out, “We’ve reached the inner sanctum, Pathfinders. Hurry! We need to brief you for the final assault!”

The Breached Sanctum condition is in effect. Table GMs, you have 2 days to resolve your encounters.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Viore Ciobanu blasts a ghoul to cinders while Giovana decapitates another with her wicked blades. The pair burst through a pair of large iron-bound doors. The Venture-Captain calls out, “We’ve reached the inner sanctum, Pathfinders. Hurry! We need to brief you for the final assault!”

The Breached Sanctum condition is in effect. Table GMs, you have 2 days to resolve your encounters.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Viore Ciobanu blasts a ghoul to cinders while Giovana decapitates another with her wicked blades. The pair burst through a pair of large iron-bound doors. The Venture-Captain calls out, “We’ve reached the inner sanctum, Pathfinders. Hurry! We need to brief you for the final assault!”

The Breached Sanctum condition is in effect. Table GMs, you have 2 days to resolve your encounters.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Viore Ciobanu blasts a ghoul to cinders while Giovana decapitates another with her wicked blades. The pair burst through a pair of large iron-bound doors. The Venture-Captain calls out, “We’ve reached the inner sanctum, Pathfinders. Hurry! We need to brief you for the final assault!”

The Breached Sanctum condition is in effect. Table GMs, you have 2 days to resolve your encounters.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Seeing weary faces all around her, Zarta Dralneen unlocks a secure portion of her messenger bag and produces a small hourglass filled with orichalcum and dawnsilver particles. She winks. “I had a hunch you’d turn to me for a bit of refreshment.” With a flick of her finger, the hourglass begins to spin in its rune-engraved frame, seeming to rewind some elements of time for the assembled agents.

The Short Skip condition is now in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Seeing weary faces all around her, Zarta Dralneen unlocks a secure portion of her messenger bag and produces a small hourglass filled with orichalcum and dawnsilver particles. She winks. “I had a hunch you’d turn to me for a bit of refreshment.” With a flick of her finger, the hourglass begins to spin in its rune-engraved frame, seeming to rewind some elements of time for the assembled agents.

The Short Skip condition is now in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Seeing weary faces all around her, Zarta Dralneen unlocks a secure portion of her messenger bag and produces a small hourglass filled with orichalcum and dawnsilver particles. She winks. “I had a hunch you’d turn to me for a bit of refreshment.” With a flick of her finger, the hourglass begins to spin in its rune-engraved frame, seeming to rewind some elements of time for the assembled agents.

The Short Skip condition is now in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Seeing weary faces all around her, Zarta Dralneen unlocks a secure portion of her messenger bag and produces a small hourglass filled with orichalcum and dawnsilver particles. She winks. “I had a hunch you’d turn to me for a bit of refreshment.” With a flick of her finger, the hourglass begins to spin in its rune-engraved frame, seeming to rewind some elements of time for the assembled agents.

The Short Skip condition is now in effect.

One month to go!
GMs, we have a month left in Gameday XIV play, which should be plenty of time to wrap up those adventures. Hopefully you are in a good place to finish by the Nov 26 end date. Some of you have asked about starting new games between now and Nov 26. The general rule is as long as you can reasonably finish by the end date, go for it. Quests, bounties, and other short-form adventures are good candidates here. We will probably stop accepting new games at the 3-week mark just to make sure games finish on time and players aren’t overly rushed into having bad experiences.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Medics and apothecaries wearing armbands with the Glyph of the Open Road on them begin to back-fill in through underground passages, setting up rallying points and field hospitals as the Pathfinders continue to delve deeper into the island’s interior, guarded by Eando Kline and members of the Vigilant Seal.

The Medical Resources condition is now in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Medics and apothecaries wearing armbands with the Glyph of the Open Road on them begin to back-fill in through underground passages, setting up rallying points and field hospitals as the Pathfinders continue to delve deeper into the island’s interior, guarded by Eando Kline and members of the Vigilant Seal.

The Medical Resources condition is now in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Medics and apothecaries wearing armbands with the Glyph of the Open Road on them begin to back-fill in through underground passages, setting up rallying points and field hospitals as the Pathfinders continue to delve deeper into the island’s interior, guarded by Eando Kline and members of the Vigilant Seal.

The Medical Resources condition is now in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Medics and apothecaries wearing armbands with the Glyph of the Open Road on them begin to back-fill in through underground passages, setting up rallying points and field hospitals as the Pathfinders continue to delve deeper into the island’s interior, guarded by Eando Kline and members of the Vigilant Seal.

The Medical Resources condition is now in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Zarta, Eando, and Giovana gather the Pathfinders together once again, now joined by the rescued hostages and Viore. Zarta smiles at the assembly. “Well done, darlings, but we’re not finished yet. The remaining Dispatch forces have withdrawn into the smaller buildings, and we think their leaders have an underground lair beneath us.”

“In order to fulfill our obligations to the Red Mantis, we need to track down those leaders and take them out,” Eando says, while looking over to Giovana, who just grins back at him while cleaning her twin sawtooth sabers. “You’ll be heading into the remaining buildings and underground passages, so look out for one another—”

Kline is cut off as Viore finishes consulting with the hostages and barges forward. “I’ve figured out what they’re doing, and we have to hurry! One of the Dispatch leaders was recently in Kyonin, you see and stole pieces of several aiudara—teleportation gates. Combined with what we’ve learned today, I think they’re trying to build their own version of an aiudara here and might use it if we don’t stop them first!”

Zarta nods assertively. “That’s it, then. Get moving, Pathfinders. Let’s track the rest of the Dispatch down before they get away!”

Table GMs, please begin Act 4!

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Zarta, Eando, and Giovana gather the Pathfinders together once again, now joined by the rescued hostages and Viore. Zarta smiles at the assembly. “Well done, darlings, but we’re not finished yet. The remaining Dispatch forces have withdrawn into the smaller buildings, and we think their leaders have an underground lair beneath us.”

“In order to fulfill our obligations to the Red Mantis, we need to track down those leaders and take them out,” Eando says, while looking over to Giovana, who just grins back at him while cleaning her twin sawtooth sabers. “You’ll be heading into the remaining buildings and underground passages, so look out for one another—”

Kline is cut off as Viore finishes consulting with the hostages and barges forward. “I’ve figured out what they’re doing, and we have to hurry! One of the Dispatch leaders was recently in Kyonin, you see and stole pieces of several aiudara—teleportation gates. Combined with what we’ve learned today, I think they’re trying to build their own version of an aiudara here and might use it if we don’t stop them first!”

Zarta nods assertively. “That’s it, then. Get moving, Pathfinders. Let’s track the rest of the Dispatch down before they get away!”

Table GMs, please begin Act 4!

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Zarta, Eando, and Giovana gather the Pathfinders together once again, now joined by the rescued hostages and Viore. Zarta smiles at the assembly. “Well done, darlings, but we’re not finished yet. The remaining Dispatch forces have withdrawn into the smaller buildings, and we think their leaders have an underground lair beneath us.”

“In order to fulfill our obligations to the Red Mantis, we need to track down those leaders and take them out,” Eando says, while looking over to Giovana, who just grins back at him while cleaning her twin sawtooth sabers. “You’ll be heading into the remaining buildings and underground passages, so look out for one another—”

Kline is cut off as Viore finishes consulting with the hostages and barges forward. “I’ve figured out what they’re doing, and we have to hurry! One of the Dispatch leaders was recently in Kyonin, you see and stole pieces of several aiudara—teleportation gates. Combined with what we’ve learned today, I think they’re trying to build their own version of an aiudara here and might use it if we don’t stop them first!”

Zarta nods assertively. “That’s it, then. Get moving, Pathfinders. Let’s track the rest of the Dispatch down before they get away!”

Table GMs, please begin Act 4!

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Zarta, Eando, and Giovana gather the Pathfinders together once again, now joined by the rescued hostages and Viore. Zarta smiles at the assembly. “Well done, darlings, but we’re not finished yet. The remaining Dispatch forces have withdrawn into the smaller buildings, and we think their leaders have an underground lair beneath us.”

“In order to fulfill our obligations to the Red Mantis, we need to track down those leaders and take them out,” Eando says, while looking over to Giovana, who just grins back at him while cleaning her twin sawtooth sabers. “You’ll be heading into the remaining buildings and underground passages, so look out for one another—”

Kline is cut off as Viore finishes consulting with the hostages and barges forward. “I’ve figured out what they’re doing, and we have to hurry! One of the Dispatch leaders was recently in Kyonin, you see and stole pieces of several aiudara—teleportation gates. Combined with what we’ve learned today, I think they’re trying to build their own version of an aiudara here and might use it if we don’t stop them first!”

Zarta nods assertively. “That’s it, then. Get moving, Pathfinders. Let’s track the rest of the Dispatch down before they get away!”

Table GMs, please begin Act 4!

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Zarta Dralneen has a satisfied smile on her face as she check-marks a list she’s carrying in a slender hand. “A hostage rescue under dire circumstances... ah, this really brings me back.” She gives any nearby Pathfinder agents a wry look. “Oh, come now, you do find this a little bit thrilling, don’t you? In any event, we’re just about done here, so catch your breath and be ready to move underground, where the Dispatch leaders are holed up.”

Table GMs, you have 2 days to resolve your encounters. The Deep Breath condition is in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Zarta Dralneen has a satisfied smile on her face as she check-marks a list she’s carrying in a slender hand. “A hostage rescue under dire circumstances... ah, this really brings me back.” She gives any nearby Pathfinder agents a wry look. “Oh, come now, you do find this a little bit thrilling, don’t you? In any event, we’re just about done here, so catch your breath and be ready to move underground, where the Dispatch leaders are holed up.”

Table GMs, you have 2 days to resolve your encounters. The Deep Breath condition is in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Zarta Dralneen has a satisfied smile on her face as she check-marks a list she’s carrying in a slender hand. “A hostage rescue under dire circumstances... ah, this really brings me back.” She gives any nearby Pathfinder agents a wry look. “Oh, come now, you do find this a little bit thrilling, don’t you? In any event, we’re just about done here, so catch your breath and be ready to move underground, where the Dispatch leaders are holed up.”

Table GMs, you have 2 days to resolve your encounters. The Deep Breath condition is in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
Zarta Dralneen has a satisfied smile on her face as she check-marks a list she’s carrying in a slender hand. “A hostage rescue under dire circumstances... ah, this really brings me back.” She gives any nearby Pathfinder agents a wry look. “Oh, come now, you do find this a little bit thrilling, don’t you? In any event, we’re just about done here, so catch your breath and be ready to move underground, where the Dispatch leaders are holed up.”

Table GMs, you have 2 days to resolve your encounters. The Deep Breath condition is in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
A savvy thief has been set free from captivity and has handed over a Chelaxian contract to the Dispatch for the assassination of Zarta Dralneen, as well as a trove of insight into their combat tactics.

The Stool Pigeon condition is now in effect.

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**
A savvy thief has been set free from captivity and has handed over a Chelaxian contract to the Dispatch for the assassination of Zarta Dralneen, as well as a trove of insight into their combat tactics.

The Stool Pigeon condition is now in effect.